Flying my drone over the Xscapers Annual Bash, held in the Lake Havasu Rodeo Grounds, Arizona. Hundreds of RVs attending the annual celebration of working-age RVers.
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Xscapers Bash: aerial photos
It’s been months since I last flew my drone, in part due to not being permitted in some locations, or just not thinking of it. But at the Xscapers Bash seemed like a good opportunity, so I had a quick flight. Actually two: the first was just vertically above my coach, the second was a little further.
Let’s head up:
Looking towards the main event area; all the Bash events were held in the structures beyond the arena:
Looking towards the entrance, and the mountains beyond:
Back down:
I think our solar panels may be a bit dusty:
My second flight, the next day, I flew from one end of the Xscapers Bash site to the other. But first, a closer look at the dusty solar panels:
The nearby mountain:
A view of the rodeo grounds from the entrance, and flying towards the back, looking in various directions:
Nearby BMX course:
Stay tuned for a video flyby tomorrow!
Valley of the Rogue State Park drone shots
While at the Valley of the Rogue State Park in southern Oregon, I flew my drone above the campsite. In part because it’s a fun thing to do, but also for a practical reason: to check the roof and slide toppers for branches, since we were parked amongst trees.
Here’s our campsite, with our coach and truck:
From higher up:
From this height, you can see most of the campground loop (and nice fall foliage):
A little higher to see the whole loop; not quite as bright, as starting to get into clouds (this was at just below the legal height limit for a drone):
Tilting upwards, a view of the Rogue River and the next-door campground loops, which are being used for FEMA trailers from last year’s wildfires:
Looking to the left:
The campground is right next to the I-5 freeway (as seen from the base of cloud level), which was a bit noisy at night:
Heading back down again:
Views of our coach roof, showing all the leaves. This was also my first look at our two extra solar panels, installed by Poulsbo RV:
I was particularly interested in the slide toppers, to make sure no branches were going to damage them. Though we don’t have a ladder, so it would have been difficult to remove them if there had been any:
I did fly my drone low over the toppers, which blew off most of the leaves. You can see me flying by looking at the screen:
Aerial pictures of our coach
Our coach is currently being serviced at an RV dealer, but I recently flew my drone above it while it was parked at Mom’s place. Since this coach lacks a ladder, this was the first time I’ve seen the roof, other than via the pictures from the inspector.
Here’s an aerial shot of the coach from the passenger-side front:
From the driver-side front:
From the driver-side back:
From the passenger-side back:
From the front:
Higher up:
A closer look at the roof, starting from the front (right side), with the two radio antennas, the front AC, and the awning:
Next, again from the front, the TV antenna, a solar panel, the kitchen vent, the middle AC, and the half-bath vent:
The satellite dish, the back AC, the shower skylight, and the bathroom vent:
The same as above, plus the back cap:
A lower view, showing a puddle on the living room slide topper. Not a problem; it’ll drain off when the slide is closed:
Same on the other side:
