2. Airplanes

10-03 Gone Flyin'

All righty, then! I finally got a ride in the park's Cessna 206 Stationair, N104PS (a.k.a. "Four Papa Sierra"). We had a great almost-two-hour flight down the west side the park to the Rio Grande River, then east up along the river, and then up the east side of the park along Tornillo Creek. It was a great ride and I had a fantastic time finally getting to see the park from the air. There will be a lot of aerial shots of the ground to show off the park's remarkable and diverse geology and topography, so don't forget to roll over the photo and click "Original" to get a full blowup of the photo for details. Okay, gang, buckle yourselves in, 'cause here we go!
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    CHISOS MOUNTAINS I couldn't resist taking a shot of the Chisos Mountains off in the distance. If you'll notice, Curtis flies with a small amount of flaps extended. This puts the airplane in a slightly nose-down attitude to make it easier to see ahead. Pretty smart!
    VARIFORM HILLS This sort of reminds me of an anticline, but I'm not sure that's what this is. I dubbed it "variform" since that seems to suit its appearance. Crazy scenery, whatever the case.
    HOODOO CASTLE Oh, here we go. Now, that's a hoodoo, folks! And, if you look just below the left-hand side of it, you'll see what appears to be a house there on the side of the hill. I'll have to look at the full-sized file to pull it in better, but that really looks like one to me. What a hell of a place to put a house -- right in the middle of a runoff. Huh. I'll have to ask the park archaeologist about that.