This is my last entry for my Across Canada and US journey.
The final legs were Jasper/Hinton AB (CEC4) - Prince George BC (CYXS) - Terrace BC (CYXT) - Masset BC (CZMT) - Sandspit BC (CYZP) - Port Hardy BC (CYZT) - Vancouver BC (CYVR).
In contrast to the flatness of the US plain states and the Canadian Prairies, BC looks as though it was carved with an axe, a rugged landscape characterized by snow covered peaks, coastal fjords and countless islands.
I started in late February, beginning with a C150, finishing with the Piper PA44-180, and covering 20,000 KM. The weather has been varied, from frosting windshields and nearly invisible snow covered runways in northern Ontario to humid rains on the Gulf Coast, to the dry desert through the US south west and mixed clouds on the BC north coast.
I’ve flown on the XBOX and for the most part it has been fantastic! Having flown flight simulators since the Sub Logic days on the C64 (ya, I’m that old) and experiencing the richness of the scenery in FS2020 I am startled by how vivid the memories of the trip remain.
Here are my final photos:
Climbing west, over the Canadian rockies
Flying north, up along the Rocky Mountain trench
Flying over the Coast Mountains en route to Terrace BC (CYXT)
Float plane touring over Haida Gwaii
Heading south from Sandspit (CYZP) to Port Hardy (CYZT) on the northern tip of Vancouver Island
Over the Georgia Straight en route to Vancouver (CYVR)
Flying into Vancouver 8R on a sunny Sunday.
Now, to plan my next adventure!
Fly safe