once&future wrote:Interesting that a picture by Mike K. should show up. I only flew the OV with Mike once - back in the mid-90s when I was flying there several times a summer. As I recall the flying was only OK, but Mike rescued the day by showing us a secret apres-flying swimming hole he knew about on the grounds of the old Manzanar camp. I've looked for it since and never found it again...
Oddly, though I haven't flown with Mike again, I've interacted with him more over the years through photography. Apart from that pano from Mazourka, he's actually a very accomplished art/landscape photographer.
Mikes parents met at Manzanar while being interned there during WW2. He still flys the Owens every year these days on a Atos VRS.
The reservoir is still there it just is dry because the water isn't in abundance anymore so no one diverts the creek into it these days.
I can remember doing it in the early 2000's and then having to wait a few days till it filled up.
These days we go east on Manzanar-Reward rd. to where the Owens Rvr. crosses under it. A very nice swimming hole right there with some shade trees to boot.
Wonder what happened to Larry Tudor. I guess he got married and had kids so flying time couldn't be found anymore. I believe I'm older then he is and I hope to best the Walts Point site record one of these years Would have loved to fly with him and hear his stories.
Does anyone know if his flight reports are accessible on the internet?
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