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Helicopter Flight Up the Yakima River

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A scenic flight video from the FlyingMAir YouTube channel.

Hop into the cockpit with me for a scenic flight up the Yakima River Canyon between Yakima and Ellensburg, WA!

This is the first half of my May 23 flight from Yakima to my summer base of operations in Malaga. I start at the ground at Yakima Airport, get clearance from the tower controller to depart, and take off, with a glimpse of Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier in the distance. I fly over Yakima, through the gap in the hills there, and then to the mouth of the Yakima River Canyon. I follow the canyon’s twists and turns, chatting along the way, until I emerge in the Kittitas Valley southeast of Ellensburg.

I’ll release the other half of this flight sometime this summer.

A quick note here: if you noticed that the opening credit have a new look, it’s because I created this video with new video editing software: Filmora Pro. I needed software that could edit 360° videos and Filmora can. I’ll be switching to it as my primary video editing package over the next few months. It takes time to learn these things, so I’ll be fine-tuning along the way.

Autumn 2017 Roadtrip Postcards: Cottonwood Campground 

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Drove most of the day from Idaho east into Montana and then south back into Idaho. The stretch of I-90 between Coeur d’Alene and St. Regis (where I refueled and treated myself to a Huckleberry shake) was absolutely stunning with peak fall color. If you live in the area, go for a drive as soon as possible to soak in the beauty. 

I was hoping to get to MacKay where there’s a nice campground on a reservoir that is stayed in before but found a nice one right on the Salmon River about 70 miles north of there. It’s just me and one other camper here. Should be a nice, quiet night. 

I managed to back my rig into a riverside site — no small feat when you’re towing a boat so small you can’t see it in any mirror.


A look down the Salmon River from my campsite.


Finally got a chance to test ride my MATE power-assist folding bike. Long story there.


The sun set behind the hills, but Mother Nature still treated us to a light show.

Autumn 2017 Roadtrip Postcards: Coeur d’Alene, ID

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I spent the first night of my trip in Coeur d’Alene, ID, with friends. It didn’t take much for them to talk me into spending the night in their extremely comfortable guest room where I slept nine hours straight. In the morning, Penny and I went for a predawn walk along the boardwalk that runs between their home and the Spokane River. 

A look down the Spokane River Just downriver from Coeur d’Alene.

Predawn walk along the Spokane River.