Stillwater 14,200 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 After my Summer holiday it was time to go on with flight simulation. The route took me north from River bend, Washington state: ... then reaching the Columbia River at a short airstrip called "Schmidt": Following the river north to Waneta Dam... ... and the city of Trail, with the Red Mountain Ski area to the west: The next city up the river is Castlegar, which took its name from Castlegar, Galway county in Ireland, the ancestral home of townsite founder Edward Mahon. Maybe we can visit the Galway sister shortly, when ORBX is completing the European Island states? Details over details here: Keenlyside Dam... ...the Fauquier Ferry: ... after which I headed east over the Devils Range: Fantastic details to enjoy flying here! Hard to spot: the bushfire lookout points and huts over here - thanks to the scenery designers who made all these details, it is fantastic to discover it! This one is called Lemon Lookout: Kaslo, on the west shore of Kootenay Lake: Buchanan Lookout: Another view of the Selkirk Mountains ( check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk_Mountains ): Tied down in Nakusp. A fantastic area to discover! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi stu 530 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 fantastic set and a great geography lesson. There is just so much detail in these scenerys that unless we know its there ourselves,we must rely on each other to show all stu 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jetstream1 68 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Once again, a pleasure. Welcome back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambar 16,579 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Welcome back from your holiday Gerold, hope you had a great time. Beautiful shots and great commentary, what a way to start, great job my friend. Adam 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iain Emms 16,913 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Sure are a great set these. cheers Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradB 23,194 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Welcome back Gerold to the forum , these are grand shots my friend . Your V key probably missed you also . Ha Ha . Cheers Brad 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifejogger 7,822 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Hey Gerold, thanks for posting these shots!!! You flight has fantastic scenery and great commentary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
purduekev 79 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 These are awesome Gerold! I just flew over this area in the Realair Turbine Duke at FL250, looks like I need to get out the Scout and go back and do some VFR exploring 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horatio 8 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Great shots Gerald, and thanks for the interesting commontary. I've driven through most of that area over the years but missed a lot travelling on the ground... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kasi31 898 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Fantastic tour and shots Gerold. Great narration too. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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