I thought it would be interesting to hear about the destinations you return to time and time again. If you go back over and over I'll bet it is a special place.

I"m interested in what draws you back and what makes it a special place. I have been to many places 1 time and probably never go back.

Some of my top returns are. Not in any order, that would be to hard for me.

1] Pacific City. I have a home, Jeep, All walking distance. Beach (Pacific Ocean), restaurants, bars, stores, hiking, surfing, fishing, boating. Wheeling, OHV area, shooting.

2] Madras. I have a home, GMC Jimmy, restaurants, bars, stores, hiking, wheeling, boating, OHV riding, shooting, fishing.

3] Oshkosh. Air Venture.

4] Johnson Creek. Natural beauty, jumping off point to so many great strips, wi-fi, hot showers, free fire wood, van to Yellow Pine.

5] High Sierra Fly in. Kevin knows how to throw a fly in party.

I'll save some for later.

Cheers...Rob

Watson Lake, YT. Because I'm nostalgic. I have friends there from my young and impressionable years. The stories and spirit of some of the people I knew that were in the bush flying business still linger there. I'm a wannabe. I wish I'd been old enough to fly for them when that business was booming. Also like to imagine the days of P39, P63, and B26 transients on their way to Fairbanks with the aircraft turned over to the Russians for furtherance to the Eastern Front.

Also, any lake that they might have been in and out of. Any old airstrip. I'd like to see Howard's pass north of Cantung after seeing the Northern Flight video in the other thread yesterday. Also want to see Branson Creek east of Wrangell. It's very easy to imagine what it was like up there before infringement by man, because so much of it is still untouched, pristine wilderness. The Yukon has me by the heart strings.

I liked landing at Magee ID. I'd like to practice on more airstrips like that and learn to be confident at it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1f69_C_uF24
This was me in the T210. Wife dropped the camera, but it was actually a good landing. I had that airplane figured out. I want to be that proficient with the 185. Wish I could be on bushwheels or floats at the snap of my fingers. I want to do it all, and I'm just not patient!

New to this but so far I really like Mineral Canyon. Johnson Creek is a great spot also. I have yet to find the "Tub" there.

My Favorite is Fish Lake Idaho in Mid to Late August when the temps have dropped and the bugs are gone. Beauty is unsurpassed. Durning the early Spring or Late Winter if there is a window Big Bar on the Snake is great. It gives you an chance the shake off the "Cabin Fever" symptoms that show up durning the long Idaho Winters.

In the past seven years the only airport I've landed at is my home base (CYCO).
Call me crazy, but this is my favourite destination. My wife and I don't get there nearly as much as we'd like. 100-miles from the nearest human being.

Nunavut, that looks like paradise.

What is up in the tower? Don't say ATC;-)

That's where the wife stays!

Actually it's a "high cache" where we keep non-perishable food supplies and anything else the bears like to chew on.

66 17N 114 16W if you want to find it on Google Earth, though you won't see the camp as that satellite photo is pretty old.

Dawson City Yukon is my favourite spot! Spent a lot of years there. Great people and a lot of great places to see.

Yukoner wrote:Dawson City Yukon is my favourite spot! Spent a lot of years there. Great people and a lot of great places to see.

Used to wander to Dawson City for outhouse races many moons ago. What a great place to fly to.

Gump


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Cavanaugh Bay/Priest Lake (66S).

When I want to impress someone with what worlds a small airplane can open up, I go to 66S. The views, lunch, and strip are all great.

Hands down no question about it's the Kenai Peninsula Alaska. Within an hour in any direction there is every kind of flying/landing/playing opportunity one can imagine. Add another hour to it and you add fantastic hunting and fishing and unlimited epic places to play. And the people I've met (many here on BCP) are the best anywhere in the world.

Santa Fe New Mexico: aromatic, romantic, fantastic food.

Durango Colorado: steam trains, good fly-fishing, good food and people.

I take most who come here, 2H2 , out to Kingsley's MO9. We use the grass strip that used to have an interesting dogleg through the trees. The hillbilly diner food is good and they get to see an active spray operation. If you start there, be watchful. The pattern is 200' give or take.

1) Fredericksburg, Tx. --great short hop to an always good on airport diner. Also great place to stay the night with the family. Always a good flyin feel on the ramp regardless of weekend.

2) Idaho. Obvious I know. Specifically Johnson Creek, Thomas Creek and Lower Loon. While Oshkosh is the EAA/general aviation Mecca, Idaho is the backcountry Mecca, and Dallas to 3u2 is my Hadj.

3) Northern California (placerville/Tahoe/high sierras). Placerville because I have friends there and love the slower NorCal foothills life. Good memories and contrast from my time in Southern California in the Navy. Tahoe....if I was Bob Ross, I would paint that area the rest of my life.

Talkeetna. Great town, great airport to walk around, great people, and great beer. That was my go to jaunt out of Fairbanks for a day trip.

We enjoyed camping at a spot along the Kelly River north of Kotz. Only made it twice, but tried another three times.

I could go on, but really our modus operandi has been to explore new places.

Oh, almost forgot. Bay Minette (1R8) just NW of Mobile. They'll go pick up food for you from downtown and all the staff are college aged women wearing skin-tight outfits. Shameful, but I'm always able to get past it.


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And if you're just stopping through bay minette, they have great fresh cookies.


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Ashland Wi.
Maybe not the top destination but a big surprise.
Close to Lk. Superior, The Pilot lounge log lodge is great.
John the manager went out of his way to accommodate us camping overnight.
We used the conference room with 2 other couples for meals and we were treated like a resort.
I guess you can arrange a rental car to visit Bayfield and Madelin Island
Thank's John
http://www.visitashland.com/

Aniakchak. Love that place.

Since the criteria wasn't "top flying return to destination", I'd have to say Princess Louisa Inlet in British Columbia. In all my travels, regardless of mode of transportation, it is without a doubt the most beautiful place I've ever seen. The first time I was there, I was struck speechless--and that says it all, as ol' Cary is seldom at a loss for words.

Princess Louisa is a fjord-like inlet, just about 80 miles due north of Nanaimo, BC. It's accessible by both boat and seaplane. I'm told that the summits above the water are about 6000' MSL, although I don't know that for sure. Chatterbox Falls at the end of the Inlet is incredibly beautiful. The Malibu Rapids at the mouth of the Inlet can be traversed at low or high tide in a smallish, powerful boat, but it's better (and much safer) to wait for slack, especially for a slower and larger boat, especially high slack for one with a deep draft, as the rapids' peak flow is about 9 knots. Because the weather and the beauty changes almost constantly, staying there for 2 or 3 days is the best plan. Those who come in by seaplane only long enough to turn off the engine and start up again are missing the real charm of the place.

As for fly-in places, Marble, CO is my clear favorite. Incredibly beautiful, pretty easily accessible by just about any airplane, peaceful, quiet--just a wonderful place. Some mountain flying training/experience is best, and DAs can get pretty high in the summer afternoons, but what a great place to camp!

Cary

Atlin, BC because we have a cabin there. With a guest cabinette, so anyone passing through is welcome to stop for a day or two (at least while we're there in summers from late May through early September). Just give us a heads up ahead of time. Lots of local places to fly/hike/fish etc.

Greg

Copper Basin (ID) has been a favorite of mine I hit at least a couple times a year, for over 20 years now. Great mountain biking, and even better scenery and very few if any people.

Afton Wyoming, for the off airport sites I have found over the years on the way there and back, and because of the cafe right across the street. I can fly there for breakfast, often with a (buying) passenger, in only 10 minutes longer time then driving to town to the nearest cafe

Anywhere in the Big Lost, Little Lost, Lemhi. Persimeriou valleys and ranges, anywhere around Mackay, Challis, Howe, Leadore, etc. Only an hour from home