Overall the flight was great. The air was very smooth, and I only had to dodge one low cloud on the way to Elma. After Elma, as I approached Willapa Harbor, I noticed some panels layed out in an "X" on the runway, which is an indication that the airport is closed. As I flew over the field I saw several trucks crossing back and forth over the runway. Evidently they are making some improvements to the field. So I had to skip a landing there and continued on to Westport where I made a nice touch-and-go. From there it was on to Bowerman in Hoquiam. Bowerman has a long, wide runway, so landing there was no problem.
Next up was Sanderson. On the way there I heard on the radio a Piper Super Cub doing touch-and-go's, but he had landed for good by the time I got there. Another easy touch-and-go. After that it was back across Tacoma Narrows Class D and a final landing at Auburn.
Overall the flight was a great training exercise in cockpit resource management. Since most of the waypoints were within 30 miles of each other or less, I had to keep busy navigating, setting up the radios, decide which runway to land on, communicating, and keeping an eye out for traffic. Total flight time was 2.4 hours with landings at four new airports.
Below is the SPOT track of my route and some pictures I took along the way.
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