The Great Alaskan Tour - Del 6

[Jan Arild Gjemble]

Heisan alle. Her kommer del 6 av "The Great Alaskan Tour" og vi forlater nå sør-østre Alaska og beveger oss nord-østover.

 

 

It was time again to fire up the engine. This time I had to do a long sightseeing ferry thru Glacier Bay, over glaciers and up to Yakutat, there my passengers would love a couple of days surfing, trying the north Pacific waves their friends had told them so much about. After a two days they would like to fly up to Mt. Logan and down to Icy Bay. The last trip was work related they told me, without telling me more about that part.

 

The weather was rather bad, but the forecast was better so we decided to go, and fly low for a start.

 

Very foggy start out from Gustavus

 

 

We landed after a short trip in Bartlett Cove for equipment and cargo I was bringing up to Yakutat

 

 

After take off from Bartlett Cove I did a circle to let my passengers see the place and to find a way thru the clouds.

 

 

When we left Bartlett Cove it was a lot of traffic on the sea. The spring has come for sure. Tourists coming back after the winter.

 

 

 

I did my best flying and being a guide for my passengers and they look really happy, pointing out the windows and looking at maps. One of the guys used his camera all the time, and I tried to hold the plane steady. Here we are passing Geikie Inlet at the left.

 

 

Soon we arrived Grand Pacific Glacier and they was overwhelmed over the sight.

 

 

I decided to follow Ferris Glacier up to Mt. Fairweather

 

 

Soon we had the first mighty mountain in sight, Mt. FAirweather is really great to discover by plane.

 

 

An airplane passing us on the way from Yakutat took this picture. A lovely plane this Otter.

 

 

After a while we had passed the first mountains and we was passing Dangerous River and if you look closely you are able to see Yakutat Glacier.

 

 

After a few mile along the coast we had Yakutat airport in sight. It would be great with a couple of days rest, and I would use the time visiting an old friend that is a hunter up here in Yakutat.

 

 

Parked and ready for some recreation in Yakutat.

 

 

Those two days went rather quick. My passengers was happy with the stay in Yakutat and have had some really nice waves they told me. I could not forget the story my friend told me about some strange activity up in Icy Bay. There was rumours that there was an explosive activity up there and that there was some illegal gold mining. He told me to be carefully going up there. Well, it was soon forgotten, the weather was really great and it would be a perfect afternoon for some really high peaks and more glaciers.

 

 

Of course we had to fly over Malaspina Glacier and from there up to Mt. Logan.

 

 

Soon we could see Mt. Logan rise from the ground. What a sight.

 

 

Beautiful sunset among the mountains. Could it be more perfect. This is Alaska on its best.

 

 

Suddenly I discovered a plane high above me, a sign that we are not alone in this wilderness.

 

 

 

From Mt. Logan I set the course to Mt. Saint Elias before we start the decent to Icy Bay.

 

 

Icy Bay ahead. The darkness are coming but the sunset is beautiful.

 

 

This is what i live for.

 

 

Landing safely at Icy Bay. After shutting down everything and secure the air plane I got inside for a cold beer and catch up the news. My passengers had already gone. talking about catching a boat...

 

 

I remember thinking why catch a boat at this hours, but my job was done and I didn't care much. There was a loud discussion inside and i heard someone talking about a picture and as soon as I entered they looked at me, and asked. "Did you see anything in your way in from the mountains?" No, I said. I didn't see anything... "You didn't see the big boat?" No, no big boat, and a man came over with a photo in his hands. Are you sure you didn't see this boat in Icy Bay? he asked.

 

 

 

[Gjest Emil-André Gundersen]

jeg for vondt i skjermkortet vær gang jeg ser bildene dine. :grin: fantastisk grafikk, nydelig story, kan ikke bli bedre.

[Ivar Skaugstad]

Nja... Ikke helt overbevist, forventningene var kanskje litt høye. Synes du har postet bedre bilder i de tidligere innleggene, jeg sier IKKE at disse ikke var flotte, men jeg vet du kan bedre. :blush: Historien var fast og god, akkurat slik vi liker den!

[Jan Arild Gjemble]

Da var förste del ferdig av "The Great Alaskan Tour" over og vi går inn i et nytt geografisk område av Alaska. Vi beveger oss nå inn i de sörlige sentrale delene av Alaska i Kapittel 2 av denne reisen. Nye historier og nye bilder kommer fortlöpende etter gjennomfört etappe.

 

 

[Jan Arild Gjemble]

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Ivar, hold forventingene höye du. Det skal nok dukke opp mer "snadder" etterhvert