Thanks for the response. I noted that the weather and time are adjustable in a few. I don’t care much about about choosing the aircraft . I just think it’s silly to sightsee at 160 knots. The time, though, is important. Taking off toward the mountains at dawn into the sun is way beyond silly. Why make it so artificially difficult. You’d never begin such a VFR flight in real life. If you haven’t, try Mediterranean Coast. No reason to go east. Just having the trip reversed would halve the vision problem and make the trip much more enjoyable.