Southwest flying trip Apr. 2003

In N5654D, a maule M5-180C (it's an airplane).  The pictures were taken with my little Canon digital camera.  

Day 1, Tues. Apr. 22, Madison, WI to Hutchinson, KS.

Day 2, Wed. Apr. 23, Rain day in Hutchinson, KS

Day 3, Thurs. Apr. 24, another rain day in Hutchinson

Day 4, Fri. Apr. 25, Hutchinson, KS to Albuquerque, NM.  

Day 5, Sat. Apr. 26, Albuquerque, NM to Boulder City, NV.  

Day 6, Sun. Apr. 27, Boulder City, NV to Tuweep, AZ

Day 7, Mon. Apr. 28, Toroweap overlook.

Day 8, Tues. Apr. 29, Tuweep to Valle, AZ

Day 9, Wed. Apr. 30, Grand Canyon South Rim.

Day 10, Thurs. May 1, Valle, AZ to Albuquerque, NM, stopover in Page, AZ

Day 11, Fri. May 2, Albuquerque, NM to St. Joseph, MO

Day 12, Sat. May 3, St. Joseph, MO to Madison, WI

Trip Highlights

Best restaurants:
    Carriage Crossing, Yoder KS
    Airport Steakhouse, Hutchinson KS
    Stromboli's, Page AZ
    Little Anitas, Albuquerque, NM

Honorable Mention restaurants (definitely better than average):
    Bob's Family Restaurant, Boulder City NV
    Grand Canyon Inn, Valle AZ
    Last Resort Cafe, Winslow AZ

Best airport FBOs (they were all good):
    Valle, AZ
    Double Eagle, NM
    Hutchinson, KS
    Page, AZ
    Liberal, KS
    St. Joseph, MO

Best campground:
    Toroweap

Best Hotel   (they were all good):
    Best Western Rio Grande, Albuquerque.  

Best good samaritans:
    The people who gave us a ride to Toroweap overlook.
    The people who took our packs back to the plane
    The guys at Valle airport who gave us the courtesy car.

Most ambitious vacation:
    This one