XP 11.41 Modesto City to Mammoth Yosemite

[bernd1151 5,851]

This was supposed to be a relaxing, fun trip. Well….ya see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, we need to gain altitude, full power

 

Almost there and just when I wanted to reduce power: BANG ! Stupid me !! 😡

 

 

Somehow, we made it 🙂

 

 

Thanks for viewing

[JLuis 409]

Nice shots.

[PhotoReal Earth 93]

Impressing landscape! It's always a highlight to see Half Dome 🙂

[HaraldG 559]

Bernd, I expected all - especially more scenic Yosemite pictures - but an engine failure. Great pictures nevertheless!

Btw, is it El Capitan in #8, the rock wall your plane's nose points to?

[bernd1151 5,851]

Many thanks, gents, for your comments

21 hours ago, HaraldG said:

Btw, is it El Capitan in #8, the rock wall your plane's nose points to?

Yes, Harald, it is. Have you been hiking there before? 

[P_7878 6,593]

Wow...Bernd...great pictures..! Love the fly-over (or, should I say, fly-thru) shots in the narrow valleys...!

Yeah..."Ok, we need to gain altitude, full power...", that would explain it...🙂...must have forgotten about those red-markings on the gauges....(Glad you made it safely back to the earth)...!

[Regarding El Capitan, I hear of it, unfortunately, when a climbing accident happens there...not that infrequent, though, it seems...(quite a daunting thing)...good to see it in your shots, here..]

[SP2472 2,297]

Great shots bernd even a twist in the story!

 

[HighBypass 2,339]

El Capitan: Where another "El Capitan" boldly failed to climb - Capt. Kirk in Star Trek V  

[Pugilist2 878]

Beautiful scenery in your set!

[HaraldG 559]

On 4/13/2020 at 7:15 PM, bernd1151 said:

Have you been hiking there before?

Unfortunately not, but I never forget seeing the documentary "Am Limit" about the Huber brothers trying a speed climbing record at El Capitan. That video evening was the evening before crossing the Timmelsjoch by bike, but that's another story.