I had a great day yesterday! One of the partners at work is a pilot, has a small plane and offers to take the employees up for a ride in the summer. But yesterday, he wanted to fly to Penticton to take one of his clients out for lunch. So two of us met him early in the morning, drove to the airport, and hopped in. Here are some pictures taken from inside the airplane:
The plane is a Piper Warrior, 4 seater single prop airplane.
This is a picture of Mount Baker, with Chilliwack in the foreground.
This is Hemlock Valley, a small ski resort that we stayed at for New Year's a couple of times. The picture doesn't do justice to the coastal mountains behind Hemlock. Incredible views of sharp black peaks still frosted with snow.
Both these pictures are the same mountain. We passed this peak within 200 meters on the way to Penticton, but were much further away on the way back home.
And this is a picture of Harrison Hot Springs. The loop is the man-made lagoon the town built on the beachfront. Harrison lake is very cold, so this shallow lagoon warms up in the summer, and is much more pleasant for the tourists to play in.
The last picture is the lower mainland, in the afternoon. It was clear when we left in the morning, but was filled with marine haze by the time we got back.
We had a gloriously sunny day for flying, and giggled with the novelty of it all. Thanks for the invitation Jack!
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