K.C.'s Garage

May 1st, 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of my first time leaving the Earth in an aircraft alone. I had been planning a flight over the Sierra Nevada mountains near Yosemite into the high desert, and conditions on 5/1 were perfect. Below are my photos from the trip. Sorry about the lack of detail (especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains) - the side windows on my airplane are crazed and in need of replacement. Soon, I promise. Set 1: Flying over the Sierra Nevada Mountains via Mammoth Pass: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phreakmonkey/sets/72157626519075811 Set 2: Flying from Bishop, CA to Beatty, NV over Death Valley: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phreakmonkey/sets/72157626643771696 The desert photos are my favorite. I have to go back there and explore some more. The world is just different out here, compared to the forest and field covered Southeast. Edit: If you're wondering, here's (roughly) my route of flight: http://goo.gl/atBjz

So apparently there's a Ghost Town nearby!

I took the Cessna 172 up to Lake Tahoe just to see some snow. ;) I didn't have the Canon with me, so these shots were taken with my HTC Evo phone.

It's time to take the Cessna in for annual maintenance again. Yippee!! It was a beautiful day, though, so I decided to take the scenic route from Palo Alto airport (KPAO) to Livermore, CA (KLVK) via the Golden Gate Bridge. I snapped some photos along the route:

Jan 17th was a very warm day in NorCal. Kim, Will and I set off towards the coast in search of some beach lounging. I took these photos in Capitola Beach, just south of Santa Cruz, CA.

mcwolles made an amazing 3d working representation of M.C. Escher's "Waterfall" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2xnl6LwJE It is nothing short of awesome. Below is my quick & dirty guess as to how it works:

Kim, Willbob, and I headed up to Muir Woods to see the giant redwood trees.