Flying in the Rockies

A friend , Dick Gabrielson, offered to take my wife and I on a flight the other morning.  We jumped at the chance.  An early morning flight along the Front Range and a runway side breakfast at the airstrip sounded great.

After a short hop over to the Greeley airstrip and a good warm breakfast we headed west. 

Because Dick's wife Fran did not enjoy flying in the mountains, I didn't expect the tour we were about to receive.

We flew over Estes Park and then along the border of  Rocky Mountain National Park.  The unique view of Long's Peak was breathtaking

We then turned south and flew over the remote region of Wild Basin and through Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.  A hell of a way to spend the morning.