Eagle CO 3/21/17 - Spotting Bucket List Item

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captmjk16
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Eagle CO 3/21/17 - Spotting Bucket List Item

Post by captmjk16 » Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:58 pm

During a recent trip to Colorado I was fortunate enough to not break anything and had a free afternoon to make it out to Eagle County Regional Airport to check an item off the spotting bucket list. Flying in and out of Eagle for vacation was rather fun, as the approach path flies down the valley and weaves between mountains, with the departure being much like St. Maarten's requiring an immediate turn after takeoff.

It was an interesting change in climate from earlier in the morning, with near freezing temperatures skiing at 11,400 feet to 60s and sunny at EGE (about 6,500 feet). I climbed up a hill near the south side of the departure end of the runway that offers a similar view as the more famous water tower spot but it's less than half the distance from the airport. What EGE lacks in variety it more than makes up for in views!

Enjoy!

Imagee3 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

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Imagee11 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee13 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee15 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee18 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee21 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee25 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee27 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee29 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee30 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee35 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Imagee37 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!
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Post by RFDGuy » Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:12 pm

The mountains definitely make for a nice back drop!
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