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This shows our routing with the major stops

Crossing the Mississippi Eastbound

A little north of Memphis

Near Pulaski VA

Clouds increasing some

Recovering the plane

Sunday 22 sept looked like the day to bring the plane home, so drove the rental car back the day before.  This pic taken somewhere over upper east TN.

Low clouds

The next morning we set off for home but did not get too far due to low clouds and high terrain.  We returned to the airport and from the forecast it looked like this could hang around a few days.  I decided to rent a car and return after the next front came thru to clear things out.  Rental car and a short term hangar space were available and we were on our way soon.

Murfreesboro TN

Clouds built steadily during the rest of the day but no problem making our planned stop for the night here. This was also a very nice airport for a stop by a transient.

Departing OK

On the morning of 17 sept amid scattered showers in the area.  Weather improved as we headed east.  Our first stop for the day was at a nice airport in Russelville AR.  The car you see in the pic is the courtesy car they let us use to go for lunch whic was very close by.  A very nice stop.

We Made It

June's sister Janet and her husband treating us all to a feast upon our arrival.

Childress TX Airport

Turning left base for runway 18.   Did not need gas but my bladder wasn't going to make it to OKC.  No one found here and no wifi signal heard to update weather this Sunday morning.  We were off again quickly, this time for the Wiley Post airport north of Oklahoma City

Sun Thru Broken Clouds

As we approach Lubbock.  Some irrigation evident here.

Abandoned Oil Wells?

Lots of this dotted the landscape as we approached Lubbock.

Early Start

Off the Carlsbad airport toward Oklahoma City where Junes brother and sister live.  Here we are swinging to the northeast at dawn after departing runway 26 at Carlsbad.

Caverns

We were unfortunately too late in the day to go in the caverns but we saw the "bat flight" at sunset which was quite a sight.  But this night they were late and there was not much light to see them well.  No photos of the flight were allowed.

Deming NM

A quick pit stop and on to Carlsbad NM for the night.

Pinalino Mts

Some dreaded mountain obscuration found near Safford AZ.  Perhaps related to the rain the day before

Stay in Scottsdale

Our hosts--my cousin Michael and his family.

Scottsdale Airport

Scottsdale Air Center was a wonderful facility with great service, but I felt a bit out of place among the corporate jets--I did not see any other prop planes while I was there.   This airport was closest to my cousin Michael, who graciously took us in for a couple days while we waited for more of the monsoon to clear from the desert.