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I couldn't seem to drum up any interest in going to the Hard Eight for BBQ so, rather than fly alone just for BBQ, I decided to fly my way around Amarillo for the day. There are lots of small towns in the North Texas panhandle so why not add a couple more pins to page two of the Airport Landing map. The weather here is fantastic right now and with the day off I needed something to do.
Keep in mind that all the photos were taken with a Samsung G3 phone as it was all I had with me. Considering that it has a lens the size of a pencil eraser, it does pretty well.
The people at Tradewind airport have always been great every time I've come to Amarillo and now they have a new FBO building. My only complaint here is that the runway is in serious need of a re-surface as it is rougher than a cob.
So the next bunch of pictures comes from my excursion over to the Palo Duro Canyon State Park. This was the best part of the trip! The air was still calm and I was really impressed with the how colorful the canyon is. Plus it's always a blast to fly below the rim. No restrictions here and if you're ever in the area I would recommend a trip through the canyon. I stayed in the north end of the park, but from what I could tell it extends for a long ways to the south as the conditions were CAVU. Really a SPECTACULAR day and view running through this canyon!!
Then it was on to Hereford, TX to add a pin to the airport map. Not a lot going on here on a Sunday morning. There were two Extra's that had landed in front of me coming back from one of the races...
Upon leaving Hereford I turned right and flew over this baby.... I wonder if that's how the town got it's name? Biggest cattle yard I've ever seen.
I was on my way to Dalhart, TX. when I saw a train on the plain....
A few more photos to follow on this phone photo flight.
Keep in mind that all the photos were taken with a Samsung G3 phone as it was all I had with me. Considering that it has a lens the size of a pencil eraser, it does pretty well.
The people at Tradewind airport have always been great every time I've come to Amarillo and now they have a new FBO building. My only complaint here is that the runway is in serious need of a re-surface as it is rougher than a cob.
So the next bunch of pictures comes from my excursion over to the Palo Duro Canyon State Park. This was the best part of the trip! The air was still calm and I was really impressed with the how colorful the canyon is. Plus it's always a blast to fly below the rim. No restrictions here and if you're ever in the area I would recommend a trip through the canyon. I stayed in the north end of the park, but from what I could tell it extends for a long ways to the south as the conditions were CAVU. Really a SPECTACULAR day and view running through this canyon!!
Then it was on to Hereford, TX to add a pin to the airport map. Not a lot going on here on a Sunday morning. There were two Extra's that had landed in front of me coming back from one of the races...
Upon leaving Hereford I turned right and flew over this baby.... I wonder if that's how the town got it's name? Biggest cattle yard I've ever seen.
I was on my way to Dalhart, TX. when I saw a train on the plain....
A few more photos to follow on this phone photo flight.
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The building was wide open and everything was running. The courtesy cars were all locked up. This was my planned lunch stop. Picked up the phone and called the airport manager Brandon on his cell. He told me where to find the keys to the car and go ahead and take it. He wasn't sure where the weekend help got off to.... 
