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Paul Depperschmidt
Apr 17, 20202 min read
Sedona Flying
A guaranteed boredom crusher as everyone is at home waiting out the CV-19 virus. These are raw videos taken from the plane in the early...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Mar 31, 20202 min read
North Grand Canyon Flyover
My original theory with the website during the Covid-19 era was to shut it down until things open up again. It seemed cold to show...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Mar 9, 20203 min read
Page, Lake Powell & Monument Valley
Somewhere in the back of my mind our adventures revolved around an image of the American West. To fly our plane through some of these...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Mar 8, 20202 min read
Sedona - Part 2 - WOW
Sedona has earned a reputation for breathtakingly beautiful scenery. We had been to Sedona once before, but there is no way to see it...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Mar 1, 20202 min read
Cottonwood / Sedona area - Part 1
After Lake Havasu our plan was to have an extended stay in the Sedona area. We had been before, but only for a day. On our first trip...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Feb 11, 20201 min read
Seligman, AZ - Inspiration for the "Cars" movie
Route 66 was the romantic US road in the early days of the automobile. Taking this route to or from California was a right of passage...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Winter in Lake Havasu,
Following Quartzite our next stop was Lake Havasu. This is clearly an area focused on warmer weather boating and water activities, but...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Feb 4, 20201 min read
Quartzite and Newmar Rally
Remember the movie "Independence Day"? While in the desert in Quartzite, AZ attending a Newmar Rally we watched the movie for the first...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Flying in the LA Area
It is intimidating. This airspace is easily the busiest I have flown in. Even the NYC area did not seem as tight or daunting. There...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Jan 21, 20202 min read
The Rose Parade - Part 2 - All about Floats!
If there were one thing that Karen looked forward to the most, it was actually getting to work on a float that would be in the Rose...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Jan 15, 20202 min read
2019 Rose Parade - Part 1 - Horses and Bands
This was one of Karen's major bucket list items (and payback for Oshkosh). We signed up for a Fantasy RV Rose Parade Tour almost a year...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Jan 9, 20201 min read
THIS is why I have a plane along.....
Just outside of Tucson, AZ. OK, the muffler broke again in the flight, but flying the west is VERY cool.
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Paul Depperschmidt
Jan 9, 20202 min read
Silver City, NM
On our way out to see the Rose Parade we took some side trips to break things up. One area that looked inviting was the Silver City, NM...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Jan 9, 20203 min read
Big Bend - Texas
It may not be as remote as the moon, but it is in the same zip code... Big Bend is not a place you accidentally stumble upon. It is a...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Dec 10, 20193 min read
Laid up in Central Texas
Lets start off with an aerial tour of the Texas Hill Country Highland Lakes. Back in Branson, MO we had a bit of a problem when traveling...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Dec 10, 20191 min read
Fall in Gatlinburg, TN
As we wrapped up the Bourbon Tour our group headed south to Gatlinburg, TN. We have been there before, but the amazing beauty of the...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Oct 19, 20193 min read
Kentucky Bourbon Trail- Part 2 - Frankfort
A short move north to Frankfort, KY placed us in the heart of some of our favorite distilleries on the tour. WOODFORD RESERVE We found...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Oct 16, 20192 min read
Flying Kentucky
While we worked our way through the Bourbon Trail I was able to get in some pretty good flying as well. While at the Bardstown airport...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Oct 16, 20194 min read
Kentucky Bourbon Trail Part 1 - Bardstown
As we were starting our full time travels we made plans to meet up with our friends from the neighborhood in Atlanta, John and Lisa...
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Paul Depperschmidt
Oct 6, 20191 min read
Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry
Spending a few days in Nashville means a visit to the Grand Ole Opry. The new facility is impressive and is continuously sold out. We...
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