daedaluscan wrote:You'd be very welcome on Texada if your on the coast. Sending this from a windy Alvord. Home on Sunday.

Would love to visit but I think we'll be a little more inland. Have fun at the Alvord!

Leaving Soldotna in the morning and driving to Talkeetna.

Might get a late start due to smoke. The forecast for the Yukon looks decent Thursday-Friday, looks like a high pressure system is going to work it’s way through, but that doesn’t help us if we can’t even launch here....

akschu wrote:Might get a late start due to smoke. The forecast for the Yukon looks decent Thursday-Friday, looks like a high pressure system is going to work it’s way through, but that doesn’t help us if we can’t even launch here....

I feel your pain. I have a substantial amount of time off work starting Sunday. I had planned to head to Kenai right away to rejoin my airplane but now I'm rethinking it. I don't want to get there and just sit looking at low vis in smoke. It's a mess.

You guys need to pop over the range if you can.

Good luck to those riding out the smoke and the flames.

-DP

denalipilot wrote:You guys need to pop over the range if you can.

Good luck to those riding out the smoke and the flames.

-DP

We had two curveballs hit us in the face today: The Super Cub I was going to fly home has a couple cracked cylinders that the mechanic discovered today. Trip through Canada is cancelled.

Then, I just don't see the smoke getting better in the next few days. I snuck my float checkride in this morning for the short time that Talkeetna was reporting 3 miles.

So yeah...I'm a float pilot now. Kinda. Just barely.

Beached on Larsen Lake with my instructor:



We're headed your way by Subaru, denalipilot See you about midday tomorrow.

Zzz wrote:
Then, I just don't see the smoke getting better in the next few days. I snuck my float checkride in this morning for the short time that Talkeetna was reporting 3 miles.

So yeah...I'm a float pilot now. Kinda. Just barely.

Beached on Larsen Lake with my instructor:

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Congrats on the float rating!! ......

So on the bright side, does canceling the flight south give you more time to hang out in AK?

Congratulations on the float rating Zane!

Kurt

With the float rating you can enjoy Minnesota more!!!!!

Let me know if you wander out to King Salmon.


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So the Z man can't go, but I need to get Sherbert to WA, so I'll be launching on Monday or Tuesday, probably Tuesday.

I'm probably going to fly the trench, but would appreciate meeting up with anyone that has a cabin and wants to eat some cheese and beer along the way.

I'm not as good looking as the Z man, but do smell better....

Sorry I’ve missed this. And sorry to hear about the bad luck. Congrats on the float flying though!


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Drove the road to Kantishna today. it's really neat up here though.

Extending trip to depart Sunday if we can change our flights.

I'm launching tomorrow. Hope to meet up with UpNorth tomorrow night in Carcross. Thursday night I plan on camping in Fort Grahame, then Friday I hope to be back in the us.

Looks like there will be a pretty good weather window for the next three days. Thankful for that.

Weather looks good here today. Catch up with you tonight. Safe travels.

Made it to Carcross. Weather in the Yukon is great, and UpNorth providing a bed to sleep on is very generous.

Tomorrow: the trench.

It was good to meet you and have a visit. Glad we could help with a place to camp. Hope the rest of your journey goes well. See you next time through.

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Made it to Carcross. Weather in the Yukon is great, and UpNorth providing a bed to sleep on is very generous.

Tomorrow: the trench.

Just missed you! Up the trench yesterday and all the way home.

I asked Vickie if she saw a guy flying a plane that looked like a creamsickle......

Yea, I fixed Vickie's printer on Friday morning, in return she let me use it to print and sign some docs. I closed on my house in AK from Trench Aviation. Sometimes technology works and is even helpful....

So overall it was an amazing trip. I had clear skies, smooth air, and tailwinds the entire way down. Sherbert performed very well using 2 quarts of oil on the journey. Fuel costs were only about $500, I'm absolutely going to do this again when the Bearhawk is done.

The Canadians were super generous. UpNorth and I had a cold Anchorage brew and he put me up in his cabin at Carcross, and then the next night I stayed with Jody at Fort Grahame in the Trench. Jody is an amazing host, he fed me Dinner and Breakfast the next morning, and we had some time to enjoy a few beers and talk about airplanes. I recommend Fort Grahame as a great place to stay. Bring some cash to tip the cook, and chip in and enjoy full lodge services in the middle of one of the prettiest places I've ever been.

While at Fort Grahame, we had clear skies, and the stars came out. This was special to me because being in Alaska, I hadn't seen stars in several months. Here is a picture I took of Sherbert: