Seattle - Novato July 2016

Mike's visit to Novato from 7/29 - 8/1 in his 1980 Cessna 172. Perfect flying weather through Washington, Oregon and half of California.
Every wonder what it's like flying a small plane from Seattle to San Francisco? It takes patience; the Cessna 172 cruises at 115 kts, about 132 mph. The inland route follows I-5 and takes 2 hops: Seattle (BFI) to Ashland (S03), 3 hours. Fuel up in Ashland then to Novato (DVO), 2.5 hours.
Often there are forest fires creating limited visibility. This year they were all in So Cal, no fires between Seattle & Marin.
2016-07-29-07-45-25-0944 2016-07-29-07-45-38-0945 2016-07-29-07-45-43-0946 2016-07-29-07-52-21-0947
2016-07-29-07-52-28-0948 2016-07-29-08-00-45-0949 2016-07-29-08-36-29-0950 2016-07-29-08-36-39-0951
2016-07-29-09-23-05-0952 2016-07-29-09-23-14-0953 2016-07-29-11-08-05-0954 Mt. Shasta 2016-07-29-11-08-41-0955 Mt. Eddy, west of Mt. Shasta
2016-07-29-11-09-00-0956 Cruising at 9,500 feet at 115 kts TAS 2016-07-29-11-14-20-0957 Castle Crags 2016-07-29-12-35-47-0959 2016-07-29-12-35-52-0960
2016-07-29-12-35-59-0961 2016-07-29-12-36-04-0962 2016-07-29-12-39-47-0965 2016-07-29-12-41-04-0967 Lake Berryessa
2016-07-29-12-42-31-0969 Napa Valley 2016-07-30-18-22-07-0971 Dinner by chef Madeleine at Chez Clements 2016-07-31-11-16-26-0974 Hiking Mt. Burdell with my sister and her kids. 2016-07-31-11-16-34-0975
2016-07-31-11-52-38-0976 2016-08-01-10-38-05-0977 Departing Novato - return flight begins! 2016-08-01-10-38-15-0978 2016-08-01-11-28-17-0980 Mike's Stratux - a raspberry Pi with WaaS GPS and ADS-B in.
2016-08-01-11-28-35-0981 Mt. Shasta 200+ miles away in the distance, visible just after passing the hills NE of Novato. 2016-08-01-11-28-50-0983 2016-08-01-12-03-08-0985 Mt. Shasta 2016-08-01-12-03-19-0986
2016-08-01-12-03-24-0987 More Mt. Shasta 2016-08-01-12-07-26-0988 Mt. Shasta again 2016-08-01-12-07-31-0989 I can't get enough of Mt. Shasta. 2016-08-01-12-07-43-0990
2016-08-01-12-08-50-0991 2016-08-01-12-08-54-0992 I used to climb Mt. Shasta every year, so it has something special for me. 2016-08-01-12-09-22-0993 2016-08-01-12-09-30-0994
2016-08-01-12-09-35-0995 2016-08-01-12-10-48-0997 2016-08-01-12-10-52-0998 2016-08-01-12-11-58-0999
2016-08-01-12-13-38-1000 2016-08-01-13-37-28-1001 2016-08-01-14-05-46-1002 2016-08-01-14-06-00-1003
2016-08-01-14-14-34-1004 2016-08-01-14-14-48-1006 2016-08-01-14-27-32-1007 2016-08-01-14-27-43-1008
2016-08-01-14-28-05-1009 2016-08-01-14-28-09-1010 Cruising at 8,500' at 115 kts TAS 2016-08-01-14-44-01-1011 Portland at 12:00 - almost home! 2016-08-01-14-49-35-1012
2016-08-01-14-49-40-1013 About to cross the Columbia River into Washington - almost home! 2016-08-01-15-08-04-1014 Mt. St. Helens 2016-08-01-15-10-24-1015 Mt. St. Helens again 2016-08-01-15-11-10-1016 Mt. St. Helens is quite photogenic
2016-08-01-15-22-43-1017 2016-08-01-15-22-47-1018