"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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But I'd substitute the coastal flying with flying in the mountains - get
some mountain flying training, and go to airstrips *in* the mountains.
The video doesn't do it justice, but I did just that in August 2005:

Mary and I have flown in the mountains on two legs (to, and from,
Reno, Nevada), and I have co-piloted (sorta) Jim Burns' Aztec to
Vegas. Of course, we didn't land on any cool back-country strips,
but just flying over and through the mountains was stunning.

Done Missoula Mt to Medford Or, via Lewiston and Crater Lake, absolutely
stunning,

Grand Canyon to Sedona at sunset even better

Sedona to Telluride a real blast

and Niagara Falls twice.