Thursday, July 7, 2011

Happy Fourth!


Coolest 4th of July EVER!  
There is a small airport that some of the Portland controllers work at during the week in Washington and it happens to be where the fireworks in Washington are set off - they don't do any firework displays really in Oregon.  One of Jeff's Co-workers owns a plane and has a hanger at the smaller airport in Washington so a bunch of Jeff's Co-workers gathered at his hangar to BBQ, hang out, and watch the fireworks.  His Co-worker, Zap, who owns the plane offered to take us for a ride a few minutes after we arrived!  I had never been in a small plane before and the weather in Oregon couldn't have been better for a plane ride!





Downtown Portland, views of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams,  and Mt. Jefferson! 

Landing!  With Mt. Hood in the background

4th Fireworks :)

It was seriously an awesome 4th!  It was such a nice surprise for Zap to take us up, we were spoiled :)

1 comment:

Vernie and Tony said...

Oh WOW!!! That would have been an awesome 4th!!! So glad you got to ride in a small plane! Personally, I'll take a BIG one over a little one ANY DAY but it's good to do it once or so in your life!! (I'm chicken! lol