This Piper Cherokee, built in 1964, provided a
platform for these photos. It had a small window ideal for aerial
photography even ![]() This shows Newport Beach as it appeared in 1990. ![]() This is Laguna Bech, circa 1990 ![]() Dana Point harbor, 1991 ![]() Palos Verdes with the South Bay and westside of L.A. in the background. ![]() This is the Portuguese Bend area before the landslides reached today's catastrophic proportions. ![]() Downtown Los Angeles, 1991
Marina Del Rey, 1991 ![]() Morro Rock and the town of Morro Bay, 1991 ![]() Hearst Castle ![]() Santa Cruz,1991. ![]() San Francisco and Bay Bridge, 1991 ![]() Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge in late afternoon sun. ![]() Eureka and Humboldt County, 1991 ![]() Cape Blanco, Oregon, westernmost point in the continental United States ![]() Crater Lake, Oregon, as seen from 10,000 feet elevation sor ![]() Crater Lake from a different angle. Note Wizard Island. ![]() Mount Mcloughlin, Oregon, another volcanic peak in the Cascades ![]() Mount Shasta, California ![]() Mount Shasta, elevation over 14,000 feet, as seen from the Piper Cherokee's service ceiling of 10,000 feet. ![]() Reno, Nevada, as it appeared in 1991 ![]() Lake Tahoe as seen from near the Mt Rose, Nevada, ski area ![]() Mt. Rose ski slope in March, 1991 ![]() A unique aerial view of a u-shaped glacier-formed valley in the eastern Sierra ![]() Mono Lake and the White Mountains ![]() Half Dome in Yosemite National Park after a big snowstorm... ![]() Half Dome before the storm in March, 1991 ![]() Mount Wilson observatory and towers ![]() Saddleback in Orange County after a snowstorm ![]() Big Bear Airport, scene of many crashes in warmer weather involving under-powered Piper Cherokees whose pilots didn't understand about density altitude ![]() Hoover Dam from the air ![]() Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah, a favorite hiking detination, as seen from above ![]() Zion National Park looking toward Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks, Utah ![]() The winding river below St. George, Utah ![]() Ship Rock, New Mexico, during a thunderstorm (near Four Corners) ![]() Farmington, New Mexico, a long nonstop flight back to home (Fullerton, California)
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