Stu Tracy sent in this photo, explaining: “The Cardinal is firmly tied down as a nuclear-appearing thunderstorm passes by at Stanley Creek, Idaho. Still my favorite, even though I shot it in August, 1990. I still have the plane, too!”
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If I had to make a mistake, I am so flattered to be corrected by the esteemed authority on back-country flying. I meant to type “Smiley Creek” but it came out “Stanley” and I didn’t catch it. Of course, Stanley is just a few miles up the road.
I probably wouldn’t have found either place if it hadn’t been for my copy of “Fly Idaho” by Galen Hanselman. Thanks, Galen.
Amazing weather phenomenon and great photo composition – definitely worth pulling from the file cabinet! Thank you for sharing, and likewise glad you and your plane were safe on the ground.
What a dramatic photo. Sure this isn’t Smiley Creek, Idaho though? Glad for you and your airplane that you were on the ground when you took this photo.