After nearly three years of writing Bound for the Backcountry: A History of Idaho’s Remote Airstrips it is at last published! The final product is a 560-page hardbound 8.5 X 11 coffee table size book featuring more than 1,000 black and white photographs (historic and current) and over ten maps.

iceman wrote:couldn't wait that long... can anyone id the strip on the cover??? looks a little like Big Creek but hard to tell since it's so old and the country side would have changed considerably since when that was taken..

58Skylane wrote:

iceman wrote:couldn't wait that long... can anyone id the strip on the cover??? looks a little like Big Creek but hard to tell since it's so old and the country side would have changed considerably since when that was taken..

Oregon180 wrote:As to the back page, I'm going to guess it's departing to the West on the shorter runway at Moose Creek.

Terry wrote:My guess is Moose Creek, taking off on the long runway and turning right to follow the short runway out?

aktahoe1 wrote:The back cover is "Campbell's Ferry" in 1974 with a Johnson's Flying Service 206 departing . That comes from an email from the author as I was curious. The cover is "Shearer" in the 1930's he says.

I look forward to getting my copy. Looks like a cool book.

AKT