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In May 2025 Mike flew to Marin for mountain biking & hiking with friends and family.
IMG 20250523 094204  Flying S past Mt. Rainier IMG 20250523 100125  Mt. Adams & St. Helens in the distance IMG 20250523 102001  Crossing the Columbia River, VFR over the top IMG 20250523 103459  North central Oregon
IMG 20250523 104551  Happiness is an airplane and a mountain bike IMG 20250523 123137  Departing Roseburg, approaching Medford IMG 20250523 124635  Over Ashland Oregon, approaching Pilot Rock and California IMG 20250523 130049  Just entered California, Mt. Shasta ahead
IMG 20250523 130056  Valley between Mt. Shasta (left) and Trinity Alps (right) IMG 20250523 130604  Cruising 128 KTAS at 9500' heading 153* IMG 20250523 130802  Mt. Shasta IMG 20250523 131119  Trinity Alps
IMG 20250523 131319  Approaching Castle Crags just N of Lake Shasta IMG 20250523 132003  Lake Shasta visible in the distance IMG 20250523 132523  Lake Shasta, W side, plenty of water IMG 20250523 132606  Lake Shasta, E side, nice and full
IMG 20250523 135907  Flooded rice fields in the valley W of Sacramento IMG 20250523 141411  Sutter Butte, a fun place to hike and find fossils IMG 20250523 142819  Lake Berryessa IMG 20250523 143117  East side of Napa Valley
IMG 20250523 143405  West side of Napa Valley IMG 20250523 143414  East side of Sonoma Valley IMG 20250523 143915  West side of Sonoma Valley IMG 20250523 165456  My first raw oyster, down the chute
20250524 094352  Friends old and new, ready for sweat and dirt 20250524 103649 20250524 105333  Stephan trudges along 20250524 111252  John & Moon approach a summit
20250524 111301  Moon zips by, unfazed by the steep climb 20250524 111358  JC puts Steve's vintage Ritchey to the test 20250524 111404  Mike finally makes the summit IMG 9818  Ready for a local scenic flight
IMG 9820  Gnoss Field KDVO IMG 9821  About to fire up the trusty old O-360-A4M IMG 9827  Stafford Lake IMG 9830  Flying over Lucas Valley Road
IMG 9831  Scenic Southern Marin with Mt. Diablo in the distance IMG 9832  South end of Nicasio Reservior with Mt. Tamalpais in the distance IMG 9833  Nicasio Reservior with Tomales Bay in the distance IMG 9834  Bolinas & Stinson Beach
IMG 9842  South Farallone Island with Pt. Reyes in the distance IMG 9845  North Farallone Islands IMG 9847  Pt. Reyes bluff and lighthouse IMG 9851  Drake's Head, just south of Pt. Reyes
IMG 9852  Pt. Reyes Beach with Tomales Bay inlet in the distance IMG 9854  Tomales Bay, home of Great White Sharks IMG 9857  Nicasio Reservoir, quite full IMG 20250526 143238  A rare magenta thistle on Mt. Burdell
IMG 20250526 153811  Mike & Cathy catching some shade on the way up Mt. Burdell IMG 20250526 190459  Cookie IMG 20250527 103343  Lake Berryessa while northbound on the way home IMG 20250527 105756  Flooded rice fields with Sutter Butte in the distance
IMG 20250527 112656  Mt. Shasta sighted about 80 miles away IMG 20250527 113459  Lake Shasta with Mt. Shasta in the distance IMG 20250527 113717  West side of Lake Shasta with the Trinity Alps in the distance IMG 20250527 114257  Approaching Mt. Shasta from directly over Lake Shasta
IMG 20250527 115734  Mt. Shasta standing proud IMG 20250527 120113  The DME reports 150 kts ground speed (173 mph), we must have a tailwind! IMG 20250527 134149  In the distance, The Sisters and other mountains IMG 20250527 140125  The Sisters center, with Mt. Hood to the left (north)
IMG 20250527 143710  West of Portland looking east toward Mt. Rainier, St. Helens, and Adams (left to right) IMG 20250527 144426  Portland Airport PDX with Mt. Hood in the distance IMG 20250527 150308  Mt. Rainier, St. Helens and Adams over green Washington IMG 20250527 150344  The Columbia River drains into the Pacific Ocean in the distance