ScottSchmidt
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We finally had the opportunity to fly to Johnson Creek and Big Creek over the 4th of July and we just loved it.
Last year we made it to Smiley Creek but were unable to go onto Johnson Creek because of the fires Idaho experienced. Smiley Creek was a great first for us in the RV-10 but Johnson Creek and Big Creek were even better.
We didn't plan this trip at all. In fact we had a couple of other plans that fell through and had decided to spend the weekend in Southern Utah. One of my best friends offered his house to us near Zion's National Park and my friend Wayne (F1 Rocket Driver) had a spot in his hanger. I had talked with Wayne and another RV builder (Hi Frank) and they were really trying to warn me about the heat they were experiencing down there. It was 107 degrees on Thursday and wasn't expected to change through the weekend. So there we were Thursday afternoon at 4pm all packed for staying in a house in Southern Utah when RaNae and I flipped a coin and decided to go to Johnson Creek instead.
My flight plan said 1 hour 45 minutes from Salt Lake City to Johnson Creek and sunset was going to be just after 9pm. We repacked, grabbed some extra food, the tent, queen sized air mattress, down comforter, three pillows, and the telescope and we were on our way.
We were in the air by 6:30 pm climbing in the heat up to 12,500 to get some cool air.
There was some weather northeast of Johnson Creek but it was clear sailing other than some smoke that was in the air from all the California fires.
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