http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Washington , Walla Walla en-us Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:57:31 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:57:31 BST Mountain obscuration see photo keeps us grounded today. It is exotic to be in a part of the country where we can read W CNTLDVD in the weather forecast and actually CARE about anything happening west of the continental divide....though the thrill is officially wearing thin at this point.Around noon Bill Dick and Bob wandered over to the field near the Veterans Park close to the Fort Wall http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-280076.html The first thing the weather briefers said this morning was AIRMET for mountain obscuration VFR flight not recommended along your route of flight. Attached picture is what that looks like. To fly we need to get over the mountains. To get over the mountains we need to SEE the mountains. And right now we can't see the mountains.The weather overhead is exasperatingly lovely.The other issue after http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-279742.html At 550 am Judy once again passed by Dick set up with his computer checking weather while she was on her way to the gym. Several hours later. after considerable peering at possible routes either from Walla Walla via Lewiston and then VOR routing to Missoula which featured several private airports as possible diversion points if we'd needed an alternate over high territory or along a river val http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-279384.html Ruth was already up when Judy headed down to the treadmill at 615 am passing by Dick who greeted her in the lobby. He looked like he'd been there for hours had already having set up shop there with his laptop computer while his comrades slept. He was peering intently at displays from the ADDS aviation weather site particularly the high and lowlevel radar returns and the big picture of the s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-279106.html Chris Johnson is a very caring man.Today he forced me to go to the hospital to seek help about the illness I've been fighting for the past few days. I fought against the idea as long as I could but in the end he won out.They did some tests on me in a Warner Bros cartoon decorated room. Each of the medical staff were nice. They prescribed me some drugs which will hopefully combat whatever it http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-17718.html The man at Sydney airport confirming my identity looked at my passport looked at me smiled and then made a small giggling noise. I cocked my eyebrow gave him a half smile and asked what was so funny. He smiled and motioned for me to go through the gates.And so began my adventure. The first plane ride was around nine hours. Bearable. A lady from Adelaide was sitting next to me and I got to h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Walla-Walla/blog-17666.html