Sunday, March 2, 2008

RUNNING TO GREET ME


Paul let go of Anniebelle's leash at the airport while I was several hundred feet down the runway talking to Jim. Old faithful Annie made it to me in record time!

COMING IN FOR A LANDING










I went up to the airport to greet Paul and the rest of the flyboys when they came down from their perfect flights. Got a few pix of the landing process.

LOW AND SLOW




The trademark of a power parachute is its ability to fly low and slow. ALL of these photos were taken by Paul while flying. How fun is that!?

A SENSE OF HUMOR...



Notice the seat of this old chair in a building at the vulture mine. Someone had a sense of humor, wouldn't you say?

THE VULTURE GOLD MINE





















Vulture Gold Mine
This was a really cool place to visit. Everything here is left exactly as it was when it was abandoned.

In 1863, Austrian Henry Wickenburg discovered gold while retrieving a vulture he had shot. The Vulture mine went on to be one of Arizona’s richest gold mines. It sparked the development of Arizona, and the city of Pheonix.

In the 1880’s –1890’s Vulture City’s population grew to over 5000. It featured a large stone Assay Office, miners dormitories, houses for company officials, a mess hall, school, post office, and an 80 stamp mill.

It is estimated that the Vulture Mine produced over 200 million dollars worth of gold and silver. The exact amount is unknown due to theft for which some 18 men were hanged.

President Roosevelt’s executive order during WWII closed the mine in 1942.

COYOTE FROM A POWER PARACHUTE





Paul had a super ride in Gary's power parachute yesterday. A gorgeous day, warm and sunny, no wind at all. While out on the desert, they spotted three Coyotes. Gary brought Paul down to photography height. One had a Jack rabbit, but dropped it.

RIDE BACK FROM SAN DIEGO



Pretty interesting scenery. Giant rock "mountains". I was just waiting for the "Rock Monster" to rise up out of the rubble!


Certainly different than any landscape I've ever seen.