Day 3- June 11, 2013

Hi everyone!

Leaving Spearfish today we saw we had company- Classic Racer 38! This is the first team we have seen along our route and left them a little note wishing them well (Hi Cathy and Mary!). After our pre-flight and without Shelby's water bottle, which was left in the courtesy car the day before (we'll be back for it!), we were off to Rawlins, Wyoming. The flight here was pretty miserable because of the 35 knot headwind we had the whole route. Rawlins was also pretty tricky to spot from a distance and the landing was fun due to the wind. We heard Classic Racer 38 on the radios and were excited to make our first contact with them! At Rawlins, we met the FBO owners/operators who were also really nice and took the courtesy car for some lunch. Afterwards, we stayed and chatted with them for a bit, met their pet dog, Ozone, got some free Chapstick and fortune cookies for good luck, and departed for Logan, Utah.

Bear Lake

This is going to be our trickiest leg because Logan is located in the Cache Valley, on the western slopes of the Bear River Mountains in the Wasatch Range. The airport elevation here is 9,700ft and is really busy! We did a couple of practice flights around the area to become familiar with the terrain and called it a night. We found Classic Racer 38 again, got the courtesy car for our hotel, ate some dinner, and went to bed early. Tomorrow is our last day, as we'll make it to the race start in Pasco, Washington!