Best Leaf-Peeping Flight?

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:28:03 GMT, "C Kingsbury"
wrote:

I suspect you'll still see color but more towards the southern part of your
trip and along the coastlines. I hear it was pretty well underway in NH last
weekend.

It's great. Yesterday driving down Bay Road to Newmarket I was almost
bawling with the loveliness of it. Every year it's like this: it
starts out so muted, and the leaves start falling so early, so you
figure that this is going to be a lousy year, but every year it turns
out better than you remembered.

I'd say we're still a week away from peak foliage here in
Strafford-Rockingham counties (SE New Hampshire). Land at Hampton,
Pease, or Skyhaven (Rochester) on your way "down east".

And don't forget that Maine does trend as much east as north. It could
be a flight to remember. (Today looks like the best one for the
balance of the week.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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Jay,

Let me know when you are going to Mackinac Island again, maybe we can
coordinate the trip.

The weekend trip was in a Cessna 150. Perfect little airplane for
slowly sightseeing over the area without going broke in the process.

Warmest regards,
Rick

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:HLPad.377069$Fg5.103968@attbi_s53...
We went north up to
the Mackinac Bridge and crossed over into the Upper Peninsula where
colors got more intense, but the winds had picked up to the point that
to go northwest further into the U.P. meant 30 knots on the nose, so
we turned and landed on Mackinac Island, where the color on the higher
points of the island was spectacular.

Ah, that IS one of the most beautiful flights in the world, at any time of
year.

Even with all the places we've flown in the last couple of years, we still
regret not getting back to Mackinac Island. It's one of the most
spectacular flights I've ever made, and we've missed it now for the last
several years.

Next summer, for sure!

What type of aircraft were you flying?

Let me know when you are going to Mackinac Island again, maybe we can
coordinate the trip.

Will do!

The weekend trip was in a Cessna 150. Perfect little airplane for
slowly sightseeing over the area without going broke in the process.

Yeah, the only time I really enjoy flying high-wing aircraft is on
leaf-peeping flights. Not so much because the wing is in the way (it
really isn't, in the front seat) but because the windows open wide on
Cessnas, making photography easier.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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The leaves in southern NH around Mt. Monadnock were spectacular today
(Saturday, 10/16/04).

The leaves in southern NH around Mt. Monadnock were spectacular today
(Saturday, 10/16/04).

Yes, I think this weeend is the peak. When I drive down Bay Road to
Newmarket, the light is so golden that the illumination seems to come
from below instead of from the sky. Sometimes I get that sensation
when I'm flying. You're no longer at the bottom of a well, looking up
at the sun: instead, you're suspended in light.

Autumn in New Hampshire does that to you


all the best -- Dan Ford
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 08:40:05 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio
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From: Richard Russell

I used to spend
my summer days riding my bike to Bowles Field. I can picture the view
from the fence like it was yesterday, even though it was actually over
forty years ago.

Rich Russell

Gee, Do I know you? g
I used to do the same thing at around the same time. I regularly biked over
the South End Bridge and over to Bowles. Usually with a couple of friends.
Sometimes alone.
It was a great airport for hanging around, killing time, and fantasizing about
that first flying lesson. And once in a while, you'd even get a chance to talk
to a REAL PILOT... if you were lucky.
You probably know that Bowles isn't there anymore. It's an industrial park, now.

Yeah, I know it's not there. It's a shame, I'd really like to see it
one more time. I lived right off of Main Street in Agawam and used to
ride to Mill and right up to the airport. Wasn't actually allowed to,
but I did it anyway.
Rich Russell