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Last time I landed in Columbia was Sept. 26, 2008. But on that visit, I never got the chance to check-out the famous Columbia Historic Park. So, as the weather finally cleared up for some VFR flying, time to revisit Columbia. This time, Susan was my co-pilot. The entire flight was awesome. Visibility was great, air was relatively smooth, and the plane was just humming along. I took the Piper Archer II this time. After landing, some "old-timers" hanging around the airport pointed to me the entrance to the walking trail to town. It's about a mile of easy walk from airport to the historic park. About half of the trail is "nature trail" through wooded areas and comes out next to the town's elementary school. The other half is walking along sidewalk to town. |
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Step 1 before flying. |
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Overflying American Canyon after takeoff from Napa. |
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After landing at Columbia. |
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Entrance to walking trail to town from airport terminal. |
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About half of the walking trail is a "nature trail" --- except for this street crossing. |
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The nature trail portion comes out of Parrotts Ferry Road next to the town elementary school. |
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After about a mile walk, the Columbia Historic Park. |
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Columbia Historic Park Main Street. |
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You can try getting gold the old fashion way. |
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Good thing this is for display only. |
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Great grilled chicken at Bart's Black Skillet Restaurant. |
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And there's shopping here too. |
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Going through preflight checklist before the return flight. |
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Overflying the northeast portion of Vallejo on return trip to Napa. |
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