Arizona Flying Destinations

"Jeff" wrote in message
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valley of fire - north of las vegas


You want to fly into Overton or Mesquite for that one. Also, there is Echo
Bay near Overton. Haven't been to that one yet but it is high on my list.

Another cool day trip is into Desert Regional at Thermal, CA. Grab the crew
car and drive down the road about a mile for date milkshakes. Call in
advance for hours.

I havnt landed at echo bat or overton yet, I fly over it alot, and I see it
from above, but havnt landed. The only time I have landed at mesquite was when
I was getting my private.

C J Campbell wrote:

"Jeff" wrote in message
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valley of fire - north of las vegas


You want to fly into Overton or Mesquite for that one. Also, there is Echo
Bay near Overton. Haven't been to that one yet but it is high on my list.

Another cool day trip is into Desert Regional at Thermal, CA. Grab the crew
car and drive down the road about a mile for date milkshakes. Call in
advance for hours.

"Scott Schluer" wrote in message news:5G2%b.2400$id3.1816@fed1read01...
Does anyone have good recommendations for fun day-trip flying destinations
in Arizona (within a couple hours of Phoenix)? Obviously I know about the
Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, etc. I'm looking for more back-country type
airfields. No soft fields though, its against rental policy. I really enjoy
flying mountainous terrain, or anything other than flat land, with
interesting things to see or do nearby (hiking, fishing, camping, etc). If
we have to rent a car to get somewhere after landing, that's okay too. I've
never been to the White Mountains...anything good out there?

I'd really like to take my girlfriend out for a fun day or two of flying and
sight-seeing, but I don't want to fly to the usual destinations. Just
looking for suggestions from people who are familiar with the area. Thanks
for any input!

Scott

You can go to Parker and have a good meal at the Indian Casino Buffet.
There is a free van ride from the airport.

Good luck,

Skyking