CenAm 2004, parts I and II
To avoid the harsh North American winter, half of the Walenz clan (and dozens of their closeest friends) busied themselves in Central America for three or four weeks. The first half of the trip was with the Baja Bush Pilots and the second half was with the Rocky Mountain Bonanza Society. Out of 3,295 photos, here are the best 461. Enjoy. |
| 20040123 | where I flew from Washington, D.C. to Omaha, NE. | 20040124 | where we flew from Omaha to McAllen, TX. | 20040125 | where we flew from McAllen to Puerta Vallarta, MX then a hop and a jump over to El Liano, MX. | 20040126 | where we relaxed in El Liano. | 20040127 | where we flew from El Liano to Acalpulco, MX, then to Puerto Escondido, MX, THEN to Flores, Guatemala. THREE flights in one day! | 20040128 | where we took a van to Tikal, explored the site for the day, then took a van back to Flores. | 20040129 | where we flew from Flores to Copan, Honduras and explored Copan. | 20040130 | where we flew from Copan to San Salvador, El Salvador. | 20040131 | where we participated in the Ilopango Air Show. | 20040201 | where we flew from San Salvador to Liberia, Costa Rica for fuel and lunch, then flew to Panama City, Panama. | 20040202 | where we explored Panama City and the Panama Canal. | 20040203 | where we flew from Panama City to San Jose, Costa Rica, flying over the Panama Canal. | 20040204 | where we took a Jungle Tour in the mountains around San Jose. | 20040205 | where we flew from San Jose to Tapachula, MX. | 20040206 | where we flew from Tapachula to Puebla, MX (for fuel, which they didn't have), then flew to Zacatecas, MX. | 20040207 | where we explored Zacatecas | 20040208 | where we explored more of Zacatecas, including a tram over the city and a tour of an old silver mine. | 20040209 | where we flew from Zacatecas to Urupan, MX, flying over Volcan Paricutin, and relaxing in Parque Nacional. | 20040210 | where we explored (Volcan Paricutin) near Urupan. | 20040211 | where we flew from Urupan to Oaxaca, MX. | 20040212 | where we explored the Toltec ruins near Oaxaca. | 20040213 | where we flew from Oaxaca to Morelia, MX. | 20040214 | where we hiked up a mountain to see butterflies. | 20040215 | where we flew from Morelia to Laredo, TX, then to Midland, TX. | 20040216 | where I drove from Midland to Omaha, and got pulled over three times, but no tickets. | 20040217 | where I flew from Omaha to Washington, D.C. | |
Who was on Trip I
| Baja 1 | Jack McCormick | Chandler, AZ | Baja 2 | Tanker Al (Norris) | Houston, TX | Baja 3 | Ted Kenny | Santa Barbara, CA | Baja 4 | Peter Lewis | Santa Barbara, CA | Baja 5 | Darrell Shy | Ventura, CA | Baja 6 | Thomas Koff | Lompoc, CA | Baja 7 | Mark Harris | Santa Barbara, CA | Baja 9 | Jerry Chandler | Redondo Beach, CA | Baja 11 | Mark Gunderson | Reno NV | Baja 12 | Ron Slaughter | Las Vegas NV | Baja 14 | John Donahue | Monarch CA | Baja 15 | Thomas Skaff | Curitce OH | Baja 16 | Dr. Jim (Gore) | Griffin, GA | Baja 17 | Cliff Busick | Valencia, CA | Baja 18 | Murray Bayley | Colville, WA | Baja 19 | Doug Pope | Tucson, AZ | Baja 20 | Dean Stahr | Napa ID | Baja 21 | Brian Coryat | Santa Barbara CA | |
Who was on Trip II (all Bonanza, except one Shrike)
| Baja 1 | Jack McCormick | Chandler, AZ |
| Baja 2 | Bill Stovall | Evergreen, CO |
| Baja 3 | Stephen Blythe | Lake Forest, CA |
| Baja 4 | Stephen Brown | Fort Collins, CO |
| Baja 5 | Len Busch | Wayzata, MN |
| Baja 6 | Johny Carter | Oakwood, GA |
| Baja 7 | Heidi Epp | Arroyo Hondo, CA |
| Baja 8 | Bob Figgle | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Baja 9 | William Guinther | Golden, CO |
| Baja 10 | Robert Humphrey | Placerville, CO |
| Baja 12 | Scott Ramsdell | Flandreau, SD |
| Baja 14 | Rob Roper | Healdsburg, CA |
| Baja 15 | Neil Schilmoeller | Litteton, CO |
| Baja 16 | Steve Walenz | Omaha, NE |
| Baja 17 | Howard Wisner | Dallas, TX |
| Baja 18 | Fred Ruefer | Muskogee, OK |
| Baja 19 | Jim Thornberry | Lexington, KY |
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