The Flight of the Saltire

**Nighthawk** · 4th August 10, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by wildrover

Aha! I didn't know who had it...should've checked here first, I suppose. Is she headed your way for the weekend? I'm going "various scenic places at altitude, kilted, overnight, with bagpipes" this weekend and through Tuesday, if the Saltire would like to catch a ride and isn't otherwise spoken for!

Not this weekend. She's still with Livingston.

**Downunder Kilt** · 5th August 10, 03:15 PM

Where is the Wee Saltire, she has been M.I.A. for weeks now. Some of us are really missing her. Please, people, have a look for her in case she escaped her last keeper and went flying off into the wild blue yonder by herself.

**Riverkilt** · 5th August 10, 09:18 PM

Hope she didn't crash and burn in the Rockies....she flew so well on the Western Slope figured she'd be safe over on the Eastern Slope too.

Livingston seemed so sincere and eager when he requested she fly his way next. Hoping something will happen soon or he'll send the wee ship on to her next destination.

**Nighthawk** · 5th August 10, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Hope she didn't crash and burn in the Rockies....she flew so well on the Western Slope figured she'd be safe over on the Eastern Slope too.

Livingston seemed so sincere and eager when he requested she fly his way next. Hoping something will happen soon or he'll send the wee ship on to her next destination.

Livingston has been MIA, as well... Hope everything's OK... If it comes down to it, I know he'll be at the Clan Livingston tent at the Colorado Highland Games weekend after next. WildRover and I can harrass him there.

**Riverkilt** · 5th August 10, 11:12 PM

Harrass?? No, KIDNAP the wee ship back...rescue the airship....

**Nighthawk** · 6th August 10, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Harrass?? No, KIDNAP the wee ship back...rescue the airship....

I'll run distraction. He likes to poke fun at me. While he's doing that, Sean can still her! We'll get her back on course, and maybe show her around some as well.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 07:51 PM

Sorry about the delays in posting pics but with recovery and cleaning up of pictures along with other things going on it's just taken me way too long. That being said, one week from today the wee airship will be taking flight for her next port of call.....somewhere ... on this planet.

So, here we go.

We took a drive up to Rocky Mountain National Park when my daughter and her family came out to visit the weekend of the 4th of July. Here the Saltire is getting a good look at Chasm Falls on Old Fall River Road. The road is the original road over the pass between Estes Park and Grank Lake, Colorado.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 07:53 PM

My granddaughter Natalie is giving the wee airship a view down the Fall River valley back towards Estes Park.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 07:59 PM

Here Nicole is showing the Saltire the view up the mountain. At this point we are not yet half way up. For reference, the top is about 10,500 ft and we started out at about 7300 ft.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 08:02 PM

This is the view to the other side of the valley. It would take a few hours to climb down from where we were and then up to the top on the other side.