The Badlands of SD, Mt. Rushmore, Wyoming at night with a
full moon.



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
| We've flown coast to coast, Canada to Mexico, for the last
12 years,
| and we have seen a lot of beautiful sights. There are way
more than
| five flights to make before you die -- but these are my
Top 5. Can
| you add yours?
|
| 1. Grand Canyon. Flying over the Grand Canyon is an
awesome, almost
| religious experience that words simply cannot express. We
spent
| nearly 2 hours over the canyon, the four of us gaping in
awe, in
| almost complete silence. There's nothing else like it.
|
| 2. Mackinac Island/Mackinac Bridge. At the top of the
Great Lakes
| sits scenic Mackinac Island. Quaint, with no motor
vehicles allowed
| (it's either horses or bikes, your choice), this throwback
to another
| era ("Lost in Time", with Christopher Reeves, was filmed
at the Grand
| Hotel on Mackinac Island) is always a great place to
visit, and an
| absolutely gorgeous flight. The beautiful Mackinac Bridge
(which does
| NOT go to the island, BTW) is one of the largest
suspension bridges in
| the world, and is truly a wondrous sight to see as well.
|
| 3. Barrier Islands/Ocracoke/Hatteras Just a few weeks
ago we made
| this flight, from Kill Devil Hills, NC to Beaufort, NC,
flying
| straight down the barrier islands. With the vast
Atlantic to our
| left, open water to our right (the mainland is often
barely visible),
| and a thin spit of land beneath us, we made this beautiful
flight on a
| picture-perfect day.
|
| 4. Great Salt Lake. This one may surprise you, but we
flew over it
| (and the surrounding salt flats) on our way to the Reno
Air Races a
| few years ago, and I will never forget the stark beauty
and utter
| desolation of this flight. If you ever want to fly over
an alien
| planet, check this area out.
|
| 5. Oshkosh! This one is pretty obvious, and is the
ultimate flight
| goal of almost every pilot I've ever met. There is simply
no place on
| earth like Oshkosh, and to fly into the show is a thrill
that is hard
| to describe to someone who hasn't done it. More
importantly is to
| wake up on the field at OSH -- it's a feeling like none
other. No
| matter what, you MUST make this flight at least once
before you die.
|
| Alas, we have had so many great flights, it's hard to
whittle it down
| to just five. Niagara Falls, Meigs Field, First Flight
Airfield, and
| a host of others would round out my Top Ten list -- but
let's keep it
| the Best of the Best, and stick to five for now.
|
| Where would YOU choose to fly before you die?
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
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