Hello Backcountry Pilots,
Anyway I wrote a big check to the Idaho Power Co-Op in Grangeville on Friday. They are installing 4 new poles on my property and going under-ground on my runway on January 2nd. This has been a huge project but it's almost done. The weather forcast is for clear and cold which will be good for the equipment on the frozen ground.
I also put up a gate this week to keep anyone from driving on the freshly seeded runway too. Looking forward to a great year of flying at Clear Creek.

James


Just shot another yote today too, pea soup fog on the Palouse.

Next summer I'd like to come by.....
Say, wasn't there something about a barn raisin' sometime?
Or did this big check push it out into the future further....

lc

Happy yote hunting.

Looking good James!

Wow, your making great progress. Kind of painful after shelling out all that dough. I'm sure you'll feel your strip is alot safer not thinking about those wires each time you come and go.
I'm down in Utah right now visiting family. Spent 2.5 hrs in a Zenith 701 exploring the countryside. Man, that thing can sure get off the ground quick. That plane could crawl along at 20mph with out stalling, amazing.
We're only 9mi south of you. We should get together.
Sam

It will be an amazing place to fly in James! Great work

SM:

Looks like a fun place congratulations!!

Since you are writing a "big check" anyway, did you give any thoughts to telling the power company to take a hike and install solar instead??

Looking great fellow and your tenacity is amazing! Can't wait to put 04D in the pattern at KCCI.
I'm just plain jealous! If I camp on your strip, will I get any visitors during the night?

Real nice James! You are a man of action. Very well done.

Abe wrote:Looking great fellow and your tenacity is amazing! Can't wait to put 04D in the pattern at KCCI.
I'm just plain jealous! If I camp on your strip, will I get any visitors during the night?

Hello Backcountry Pilots,
The power company rolls in on Wednesday. According to the forcast the temperatures will be in the teens so the ground should be firm for the backhoe and boom trucks. Now that Christmas is over I'm ready for springtime and some flying. "Clear Creek International" ID79 is within 50 flying miles of a lot of destination airstips to include, Wilson Bar, Elk City, Dixie, Salmon Bar, Fish Lake, Moose Creek, Shearer, and many others.
I look forward to visits from my BCP friends. Summer time at Clear Creek offers a private swimming hole, and a lazy inner-tube float through our property. We have plenty of firewood, and some creekside camping spots. Looks like we are retiring my wife's tired old Ford Windstar van as a airport vehicle too.

Happy New Year,

James


Note, I have removed some of the trees shown on the approach end since this picture. It will still be a pretty tricky strip!