Aerial view of the Saline Valley from A-6A Intruder 149936, Mar 1968. Saline Valley looking toward the southwest. Racetrack Playa is at far left. The Saline Range is to the right. Steele Pass is at lower right. In the distance are the Inyo Mountains with Owens Lake and the Sierra Nevada at top. The Coso Range is at upper left. Photo by John Stalcup.

Looking northwest over the Sierras from NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, March 1968. Looks like Kings Canyon next to the A-6 canopy bow. Photo by John Stalcup.

Looking west over the Indian Wells valley from NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, March 1968. The China Lake airfield is in the center of the photo. To the lower left of the airfield is the wastewater treatment facility, golf course, and the residential area. The towns of Ridgecrest and Inyokern blend in with the rest of the desert. Photo by John Stalcup.

Over the Sierras, looking down on Mount Whitney from the east from NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, March 1968. Photo by John Stalcup.

Cdr. VanGundy and John Stalcup headed north over the southern Sierras enroute to the Bakersfield, CA Airshow in NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, June 1968. Owens Lake and the Inyo Mountains are at upper right. Photo by John Stalcup.

Cdr. VanGundy and John Stalcup enroute to the Bakersfield, CA Airshow in NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, June 1968. Highway 178 West through Walker Pass. Photo by John Stalcup.

NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder 149936 over the Sierras enroute to Lake Tahoe, NV, Oct 1968. Photo by John Stalcup.

NAF China Lake A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936 over Lake Tahoe, NV, Oct 1968. Photo by John Stalcup.