Marshall Severson submitted this photo and note: “Flying by Mount Marcus Baker in South Central Alaska in a Cessna 172 at 10,000 feet.”
Mountain Flying
Pilot Crashes in Box Canyon
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent entry to a box canyon where the airplane could not outclimb the rising terrain.
Picture of the Day: The Mountains Were Calling
Isaiah K. submitted this photo and note: “We were blessed with unusually calm afternoon winds and decided to take advantage for an impromptu Yosemite Valley tour. Most of this snowpack was gone only a few days later.”