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These are from my trip to Idaho Falls in 2019 with side trips to Swan Valley and West Yellowstone..
Off the beaten track, I flew over the Ririe Reservoir and its earthen dam. The dam backs up Willow Creek to form a long, skinny reservoir.
Then driving South on Rt. 26, I stopped at charming Fall Creek Falls. Small, but kind of neat, and flowing pretty strongly.
Finally, farther down the highway, I flew twice at Palisades Dam and the huge reservoir behind it.
Once the weather had turned warm and sunny, I tackled the two most challenging flights of the trip. Lower Mesa Falls is 1150 feet distant, and 450 feet down in a gorge. Scary stuff, because the drone has to make the long climb back when the battery is running down.
Upper Mesa Falls must be approached from above after flying above hundreds of tall fir trees. Any mistake with those trees is fatal for the drone.
I also had a chance to fly over some bucolic scenes along the Snake River South of Yellowstone, One thing for sure--Idaho has a lot of water!
To wrap up the adventure, I drove to Mackay Reservoir and Dam in a spectacular setting. I even made a high flight (miraculously missing some power lines by mere inches!) to get an overview of the lake. What a finale!
11 сен 2024
