Posts by Douglas
Super Fun, First Time Water Skiing
I had never “water skied” before but it was my birthday so I tried it and I didn’t want to stop!
Read MoreAlaska Deep Wilderness Adventure at Roy Fures Cabin
This video takes you with us to visit Roy Fures cabin in the Katmai National Park located in the Western Bristol Bay region of Alaska. Click here for the YouTube We reserved the cabin for a one night stay through the national park service at did not know exactly what we would find. This is…
Read MoreScuba Diving in Akumal on the Mayan Riviera
Very large turtles, amazing assortment of fish, large lobsters, green Moray eels, conch and more. We dove 2 days in Akumal. Video from day 2. This dive on middle reef at 35′ to 50′ feet, allowing 45+ minutes bottom time each dive to cover 2 dives sites (Las Redes, Motorcycle Reef). Prior day (no video)…
Read MoreD trying out posting
This would be the text area Then I could put in a screen shot that was saved as a photo also could put in a youtube Here is a Map of Crooked Lake
Read MoreDay 1, Non-stop to Portland
I hardly slept at all the night before I left, I had been planning that day for so many months that I was filled with nervous excitement. The overcast cloud layer did not burn off until 11 a.m. but I had some rare Northbound Tailwinds that allowed me to make a Non-Stop 5 hour flight…
Read MoreDay 2, Through the Gorge and into Canada
Under low clouds I went North 6 miles from Troutdale to Grove Field and fueled up at a dollar less per gallon than the Troutdale Airport. From there I headed up the Columbia Gorge the cloud bases were at 2000 feet and some strong headwinds were coming down the Gorge but it was beautiful to…
Read MoreDay 3, Hesitation and Local Knowledge
I woke up early and excited to be on my trip. But I had some hesitation because I really did not have the next leg planned. I had tried talking to some local pilots when I got in but they all said “oh, you need to talk to a float pilot,” and none were around.…
Read MoreDay 4, Late start and Bad shut down
When I got up the radar was showing a big band of thunderstorms and rain moving through to the North and it looked like it would not give me a break until after 11 so I took my time and ran some errands. Out at the airport the Flying Club was setting up to have…
Read MoreDay 5, Sauna and a Wet ride
The bed and breakfast I stayed at “Acro Lodge” was fabulous. The house was immaculate and the bed with its warm duvet was extremely comfortable. After a wonderful continental breakfast I took a long hot sauna and tried to put the bad shut down behind me. Up at the airport I met several other pilots…
Read MoreDay6, Amazing offer and an Unpleasant surprise
Well, back over at the plane I met even more people. All the pilots were very friendly and full of advice. One of them, Willie, was especially amazing. He is a float-plane pilot that used to fly charter in the area and has a private cabin on a remote lake. He told me I was…
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