Fly in was lots of fun, met lots of neat people. Will be back next year for sure. (Just won't be driving this time). Just sitting here in my new CubCrafters Jacket and keeping my beer cool with my shortfield.com cozy thanks to the raffle. (Good job Matt and Zane!) Avid- that was a great presentation your cousin put on.

Lot of planes, I think it was the busiest airport in Idaho for about 30 min each morning.



Thanks to everyone who put up with my dog Piper, I think she had more fun then us.


Flew with Rob to Sulphur Creek, great food and waitstaff. (Thanks Rob)
Final at Sulphur Ck.


Breakfast Crowd

Thanks everyone for making this by far the best fly-in I've ever attended! It was great to see some old friends and meet many new ones! Next year we need to make name tags so we don't have to say.... "who are you?"

Many thanks to the Johnson Creek caretakers, they had a great family and kept the place looking amazing. Many thanks to Matt Potratz for sharing his very touching and inspiring story, may you continue bless and change many! Thank you Neil for tagging along with my slow Stinson, and helping me out with the raffle! Thank you Zane and Erin for not only helping out with the raffle, but for bringing us all together to enjoy one magical week. And thanks to everyone that donated prizes, bought tickets, and supported the raffle in any way! My expectations were exceeded beyond any measure and you folks are the finest people around!

I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking:

Pre dawn departure


Kneel and I cleared Bravo


Corona Pass on a cloudless day


Smooth air and snow


Somewhere over southern Wyoming


Coal Coal Coal... and more Coal


Package hauling Stinson painted in mountainmatt livery


Mackey Bar among the water and mountains


If this ol' dog could tell stories


Wilson Bar on a calm morning


Dixietown delight!


Kneel ready for work


As American as it gets


Full of avgas and heading for the pass


The most peaceful tub in America


A Pacer in its prime


Soldier Bar in morning light


Two old birds ready to fly


Mile-Hi Magic!


Green grass and blue skies


Breathtaking


Let the show begin!


A wounded pup


Mid field Johnson Creek


SUPERcub meets Stinson


A sandwich that made me smile


A backcountry beauty!


High terrain heading home


The views don't disappoint


Time stands still


Postcard for the memory


Two friends rock'n the springs


High on the divide


Home sweet home and missing JC already


Cheers,
Matt

Great pics Matt! I realize you edit some of your photos, but what camera do you use? It takes good pictures.

Awesome pics, Matt!!

I am foaming at the mouth... Fantastic photos ...Must have been a Great time!

I love em all! Thank you everyone for posting pictures. Keep them coming I can't wait to go next year!

Old adage..............cameras don't take good pictures, people take good pictures

robw56 wrote:Great pics Matt! I realize you edit some of your photos, but what camera do you use? It takes good pictures.

The camera I use is a very old and beatup Canon A570. I'd be embarrassed to even show it to some of you as it's missing all the labels and some buttons (even went for a swim in a icy AK lake years ago), but I just can seem to throw it away when it takes good pictures. It's like an old friend that has seen the world through my eyes. I did do some touch up and mild effects on the pics above though.

Zane, Matt and everybody that went, those that couldn't go, and those that thought about going & didn't go, what a fantastic flyin . To all that sponsored prizes thanks very much and all that bought tickets same to you. May I suggest that all that won prizes contact the MFG or original donator like BAS or Aircraft Spruce directly and send them an email thanking them for their support, hopefully they will consider supporting next years flyin if we do a raffle again.

My contact at A/S was [email protected]
and BAS was "Jim Mettler" <[email protected]>



And thanks to all for putting up with Livie See you at the Harmonica Festival

Magnet wrote:Old adage..............cameras don't take good pictures, people take good pictures

Precisely.

Is anybody else who went sitting at work wishing they were back at JC like I am? I took yesterday off to clean up and relax but back to the grind today. Just driving to work even sucked...don't miss the daily hussle bussle I call life. I should be sitting on the porch of a cabin in Dixie or something!

AvidFlyer wrote:Is anybody else who went sitting at work wishing they were back at JC like I am? I took yesterday off to clean up and relax but back to the grind today. Just driving to work even sucked...don't miss the daily hussle bussle I call life. I should be sitting on the porch of a cabin in Dixie or something!

I have not washed the gewey moore mud off. Maybe I should leave it.

Just crawled out from under a rental house. Now off to town for lunch and supplies. I think I need to fly to Lucas Lodge Friday to say hi to Donna and friends.

Saturday suppose to head to the beach for the 4th with family. Golly I have a great life, family and friends. Life is good!

Good day

AvidFlyer wrote:Is anybody else who went sitting at work wishing they were back at JC like I am? I took yesterday off to clean up and relax but back to the grind today. Just driving to work even sucked...don't miss the daily hussle bussle I call life. I should be sitting on the porch of a cabin in Dixie or something!

I am. I had to fly yesterday and as soon as I was airborne, I wanted to turn for Idaho! I ended up instead going north to visit a small airport and then come back to work.

AvidFlyer wrote:Is anybody else who went sitting at work wishing they were back at JC like I am? I took yesterday off to clean up and relax but back to the grind today. Just driving to work even sucked...don't miss the daily hussle bussle I call life. I should be sitting on the porch of a cabin in Dixie or something!

First thing I did after leaving the house was go to the hangar opened it, kissed the plane on the spinner . Am at work now have a report due Friday B 4 5.
Having problems focusing.

fern_hopper wrote:Thanks to everyone who put up with my dog Piper, I think she had more fun then us.

Fern_hopper, I don't think I got a chance to meet you.......several years ago I got weathered in at Albany. Rob. B flew me down later to pick the airplane back up and I believe you were doing T&G's in a Pacer???? Next time.

BTW, Nice tail!!

Brent

Here is a link to the first 350 pics I have gone through...Tried to get at least one photo of everyone. I hear its going to snow tonight here in Tahoe...."Juneuary" is back for a few days.

What a great time. When are we going back???? Not soon enough!

https://picasaweb.google.com/110519539105726466072/JohnsonCreekIdahoBCPOrgFlyIn2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCLH1kcGAhIDkQA

AKT

Great pics Kevin!

Here are some more pics from the fly in:

Warren




182 at Big Creek


Big Creek








206 dropping off rafters at Indian Creek


Stinson at Thomas Creek

A few pictures of the good times at Johnson Creek and other fun places.
Kneel landing Sulpher Creek

Kneel checking out the strip at Sulpher Creek

Mr Raffle selling tickets

Erin & Zane camped accross from us.

HC & MMatt


Lots more pictures..lots more people & places..a very good time!!

Headed up to JC from Caldwell. These guys (my two brothers) left Wasilla AK in the S-6 three days previous


Time for a pod or extended baggage or something


Sunday morning fuel run to McCall, no frost


My little girl really wanted to come along, maybe next year


My brothers landing Cabin Creek


AStar? It made a couple low/fast passes, should have landed and stayed for the potluck!


The potluck/raffle Sat. night was a good time


Hanging with a couple sweet Maules at Soldier Bar


AvidFlyer at Soldier Bar


Lined up for departure from Soldier Bar


aktahoe rolled into Soldier Bar just as we were leaving


A few arrivals at JC shortly after we showed up Friday morning





Nice C180, don't think I met the owner though


My brother trying to wipe Saturday morning's considerable frost off his S-6. The frost delayed breakfast a bit...


Me with a goofy very-happy-to-be-in-maybe-the-coolest-little-airport-in-the-world smile


What a cool place


Thanks to everyone for a great time! This was our first time at a BCP gathering, and it was great to get to meet many of you and try to put some faces with names and screen names (good luck). Looking forward to next year!