Rocinante Part 3 Chapter 1
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
*[[Waverly West Soaring Ranch|Waverly West Soaring Ranch (Colorado)]] | *[[Waverly West Soaring Ranch|Waverly West Soaring Ranch (Colorado)]] | ||
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*[[Gravengood, Mark | Mark Gravengood]] | *[[Gravengood, Mark | Mark Gravengood]] | ||
*[[Cumulus]] | *[[Cumulus]] | ||
| - | *[[Fred]] | + | *[[Fred]] at Waverly |
| - | * | + | *Duke, railroad engineer |
| - | * | + | *John, pilot at Leadville Airport |
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After a few days, Mark and Jackie leave Waverly and head for Leadville, hoping to do some high country backpacking. Duke and John take them up in their Cessna 182 and they see that everything is still covered with snow. The altitude at Leadville (9927 ft.) significantly increases the runway length required for a takeoff, and they aren't able to take off that afternoon. Just before daybreak, a breeze comes up, and they just make it off the ground and fly to Salida for gas. | After a few days, Mark and Jackie leave Waverly and head for Leadville, hoping to do some high country backpacking. Duke and John take them up in their Cessna 182 and they see that everything is still covered with snow. The altitude at Leadville (9927 ft.) significantly increases the runway length required for a takeoff, and they aren't able to take off that afternoon. Just before daybreak, a breeze comes up, and they just make it off the ground and fly to Salida for gas. | ||
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Current revision as of 17:16, 29 September 2010
Read this chapter Rocinante
Contents |
Locations
- Waverly West Soaring Ranch (Colorado)
- Leadville Airport, CO
Characters
- Jackie Archer
- Mark Gravengood
- Cumulus
- Fred at Waverly
- Duke, railroad engineer
- John, pilot at Leadville Airport
Time period
June 1971
Summary
After a few days, Mark and Jackie leave Waverly and head for Leadville, hoping to do some high country backpacking. Duke and John take them up in their Cessna 182 and they see that everything is still covered with snow. The altitude at Leadville (9927 ft.) significantly increases the runway length required for a takeoff, and they aren't able to take off that afternoon. Just before daybreak, a breeze comes up, and they just make it off the ground and fly to Salida for gas.
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