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Springhouse, BC
Our meeting point & jumping off spot.
John & Dani and Al & Teri were the Skypark's reps. |
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Charlie & Karol
Taking a break from the real world |
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Chris & Sheldon
They were not the most enthusastic about
camping but they did it! |
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Joe's 206
Great hauler and perfect for cruising
Alaska |
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Just Married
This Luscombe was an ex-Canadian AF
observation plane. Quite a trip for two in this rig...hope they are STILL
married! |
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Tenting It
A wing makes a great tent support.
Cooking inside not recommended. |
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Barkerville Airport
Our first stop, Barkerville is an old
mining town preserved as a "living museum". |
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Church, Barkerville
Many original buildings, and some
rebuilt. |
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Street Scene, Barkerville
Run as a park, it is kept as authentic
as possible. |
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Barkerville "Citizens"
The staff & their children keep in
character at all times. |
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Beaver
On skis, floats or wheels, the Beaver is
queen of the north country skies. Not one of "ours', more's the pity... |
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Tundra Cruiser
This Cub may not lift the load of a
Beaver, but with these tires any stretch of ground is OK. |
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Modern Bush Plane
Tragically, the pilot of this RCMP
Caravan (not him pictured) died crashing the bird in a bad-weather takeoff
barely two weeks after we took this picture at Deese Lake airstrip. |
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Mile Zero
Dawson Creek's Mile Zero marks the start
of the Alcan highway |
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Mile Zero Marker
Even flyers make the pilgrimage to the
Mile Zero Marker in Dawson Creek. Fine town, they made us welcome with special
transportation. |
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Final Approach, Northway AK
We intended to cross the border at
Circle Hot Springs, but the customs guy there was on vacation. |
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Northway Customs
Everyone here does double duty...the
customs man also sold gas. |
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Denali - The Great One
Conditions were great for our swing
around Mt. McKinley. |
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Ruth Amphitheater
After circling McKinley at 13,750 feet
we screamed downhill to circle this huge bowl |
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Ruth Glacier
Forming Ruth Amphitheater, the glacier
is one of the largest. |
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Ruth Glacier
View as we head south for the town of
Talkeetna |
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Talkeetna Glacier
The south end of the glacier shows the
rock & dirt carried down. |
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Talkeetna Downtown
Talkeetna, on the Susitna River, is the
supply, services and jumping off point for expeditions into the McKinley area by
air and land. |
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Homer AK
A big fishing port, Homer is south of
Anchorage |
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Land's End, Homer
We partake of a little food & sunshine
at "Land's End" |
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Enroute Valdez
The route from Homer to Valdez took us
over the Harding Ice Field, a taste of the ice age. |
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Enroute Valdez
The ice field spawns glaciers, some of
which reach the sea. |
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Columbia Glacier
Beside the entrance to Valdez channel,
Columbia Glacier calves directly into the sea. |
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Valdez, AK
Located at the head of its entrance bay,
Valdez town is just across from the Alaska Pipeline terminus. |
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Fianl Approach, Valdez
With a backdrop like this, it was hard
to keep an eye on the runway. |
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Valdez Tower
A bustling airport during the
construction of the pipeline, Valdez airport is much quieter today. The tower is
unmanned. |
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Watson Lake
Back into Canada, we stopped at Watson
Lake, a major strip during the WW-II lend-lease airlift. Lots of space, camping
on field, but plenty of insects too. |
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Campground, Whitehorse
Our immigration & customs stop in
Canada, Whitehorse had a nice campground but we only picniced. The adjacent
motel called to us. |
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