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Flying into
Bishop CA |
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Turning Final Runway 30 at Bishop
Airport
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Best time of the year to go? |
Spring |
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Flight time in a Super Viking from KAJO? |
1.4 hours |
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Food on the airport? |
No,
several good places in town. |
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Fuel on airport? |
Yes, good price. |
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Comments about arriving and departing |
Crossing runways and glider
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Rate this trip
10 being best, 5 being average. |
9.0 Great trip. Flying up the
Owens Valley was wonderful. Spending time in the rugged
Sierra Nevada's was a real treat. |
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Why Bishop? |
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About once a month I meet up with a group of
pilots from the AOPA Forum for a West Coast User Group Fly-In. We
typically meet at a Central California location half way between
NorCal and SoCal. July 2007 was Bishop!
When we first planed this trip we were going
to walk to Bishop and eat. As the group grew 2 participants offered
cars in Bishop for us to use and one knew of a place in the Sierra's at
the 8,500 level called the
Cardinal Village
Resort.
The Cardinal Resort is a 20 minute drive from
the airport in an upper elevation
canyon surrounded by 10,000+ peaks. Next to the resort is a natural
lake with crystal clear water. After lunch we drove back (and up)
into the Sierra's to see the high country. What a trip!
Enterprise Rental Car is available in Bishop.
I'm sure the FBO can get a car to the airport but I can find nothing on
line about it.
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Another reason to visits Bishop in the Spring.
Every June the City of Bishop hosts Mule Days. Mule days is the
biggest event in Bishop and mules come nationwide to attend. I went
because my wife has a horse and we met some friends there who
brought their crew cab truck. Pictures below were taken at Mule Days
2011.
On this trip we found a real good place to eat but
you'll need transportation. Heading north out of town on 395 you'll
find a place on the right called Mahogany Smoked Meats. Outstanding
sandwiches. After eating stock up on every kind of jerky you can
find for the road.
Not a meat eater? Then stop at Schat's Bakery on
395 in the center of town. Stock up on cookies for the drive and
fresh bread for home. I often wonder how such wonderful places can
be found in these little towns?
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Bishop and
the Sierra Nevada's |
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Joe and Dan arriving in the T-28 |
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Joe and Dan arriving in the T-28 |
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John arriving in his BO. Jeff in the back seat. |
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The group collecting at Bishop. |
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Cardinal Village Resort, what a find! |
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Cardinal Village Resort. |
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Lunch at Cardinal Village Resort |
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The group who attended this event. |
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A natural lake, one of 100's in the Sierra Nevada Range.
This lake is near the 9000' foot level. |
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The Owens Valley from about 9,500' |
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Heading back to the airport. |
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Dust devil near Edwards AFB. This picture was taken by
John Kaduk in his Bo at 9500. Holy ****! |
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Mule Days June 2011 |
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Mule Days kicks off Saturday with the
largest non-motorized parade in the US. |
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US 395 is closed for about 45 minutes for
the parade. |
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Since it's a aviation site I couldn't
pass. |
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The 20 mule team entering the arena is
impressive. Hard to explain but the first 6 mules steer. |
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In this picture notice the steering mules
pulling right. As they straighten out the left mule will
have to jump the pull chain. |
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Always a view of the Sierra Nevada. |
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Arena |
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A competition where each packer must find
their horse and 5 mules. rerig and reload everything. then
run 1/2 mile while keeping their packs. |
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Fire Wagon Team |
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