Ed Soehnel

I took one trip in February with my boss in his plane to Seattle. It was up and back the same day, from Centennial Airport to Boeing Field.  I don’t like so much overnight business trips and try as much as I can to schedule day trips only.  From Denver, it is very doable to many destinations. 

Very smooth flight up and back with snow and precipitation in Seattle. Some bumps on our return into Denver, but nothing nerve-wracking. Any route that brings you back over the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area into Denver can be pretty bumpy, in me experience, which is the most direct route back from Seattle. Trip map below.

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Last two weeks of January included lots of work travel. I was only able to squeeze in one ride from home on January 19:

Conditions: Sunny and warm. 10 C / 50 F
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 45 minutes
Avg. Speed: 9.75 mph
Bike: Mountain
Device: Garmin Forerunner 205

Notes: Had a flight out later that day for Atlanta, so left work early. Beautiful January day with lots of sunshine and warmth.

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My travels took me first to Atlanta for a 3-day trade show that included 20 minute meetings with 50 retailers. The very next week, I had a similar trade show in Nashville that included 20 minute meetings with 45 retailers. Pretty grueling weeks with all the meeting and the weeks following these events are also rather busy with all the follow-up required. Both Atlanta and Nashville were cold with wintery weather more comparable to that we find in Denver than the southeast of the U.S. Did not bother me, as I spent the entire 3 days of each trip in the hotel.

Images from our plane ride to and from Atlanta are below. We flew private out of Centennial on a Gulfstream/Astra 100. Smooth flight up till Landing in Atlanta; winds were gusting and swirling, so while it made for an interesting landing in a small plane, we got down plenty fine.

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I did most of the Nashville trade show myself, so flew out commercial. Flight was late getting out of Denver, but we had a monster tail wind (ground speed of 640 mph), so made up a little time. Coming back, flight late again, and we had a brutal head wind, so it was a long flight back to Denver. A few images of the hotel room in Nashville where we had our meetings are below. The trade show cleared out a hotel room for us and we setup with our product samples and poster. Every 20 minutes, a new retailer walks in for a face-to-face meeting.



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My flight routes for both trips is below.

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Quick business trip to Cinncinati

11/17/08: Flight from Denver (Centennial) to Cincinnati.
11/18/08: Flight from Cincinnati to Midway/Chicago.
11/18/08: Flight from Midway to Denver (DIA).

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Takeoff from Centennial - Gulfstream 100/Astra

Colorado Front Range

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Sunset

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