airscapes 2001
Duluth to Santa Fe


Our adventure starts in Duluth Minnesota, home of Cirrus Design.

 


   Here's our ride: a new Cirrus SR-22, fresh off the assembly line.

A new Cirrus SR-22, fresh off the assembly line

 


   We took off in a thick Minnesota haze, but the weather cleared up as we crossed the upper peninsula of Michigan. We took two days off in Ann Arbor and Lower Michigan before continuing west.

over upper peninsula of Michigan

 


   Coming into Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron

 


   Dave Katz - pilot and co-adventurer - and his new toy in Port Huron, Michigan

Pilot and plane

 


   Crossing the Mississippi

Crossing the Mississippi

 


   Our flight west took us to small airports in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas

Our flight west took us to small airports in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas

 


   Honorary Okie

Honorary Okie

 


pit stop

 


   After a whole lotta flatness, the terrain slowly starts to change

After a whole lotta flatness, the terrain slowly starts to change

 


   Flying west into the late afternoon sun

Flying west into the late afternoon sun

 


   Coming into Santa Fe

Coming into Santa Fe

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