It was 170 km (106 mi) of pure fun. Normally I fly early morning to avoid the usual air turbulence. The morning rising sun makes the visual conditions very difficult. The east side of the mountains is almost black and the west side is overexposed. The cameras cannot handle those extreme contrasts in Auto modes.

This time I took a chance and flew in the high overhead noon sun. It was perfect in the Deadman River valley which is oriented south to north. My original plan was to see again the Deadman Falls at my midpoint. Unfortunately the relaxing conditions abruptly ended in turbulence 18 km (11 mi) before the Deadman Falls. I did not want to take any chances going further north, which is very emergency hostile terrain.

This video shows very well the Tobiano and Savona, which I never had opportunity to capture those places that way. It was perfect time to capture that last days of the beautiful fall colors.