We flew west to Haines Junction this morning. Clouds were building at 4,500 feet so we decided to skip the town portion of the tour and stay high - real high. This photo of Mt Logan doesn't look too impressive until you realize that we were at 10,000 ft and there's another 9,000 feet of height towering beyond! Breathtaking! If we do no more flying, today's flyout has made it all worthwhile.
In the vicinity is the spectacular Kalkawulsh glacier. It literally looks like a highway of ice. We're still at 10,000 feet.
Double-click to see this small glacier full screen.
North of Haines Junction is Ruby Ridge, noted for the site of a DC3 crash in 1950. The CASARA (Civil Air Search and Rescue Association) briefed us on accident sites. You can see the remains of the plane in the lower center of my image. For more information on this, check out:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/dc3_mystery.htm
Today's routing can be found here:
http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=214156
Wow! All of this looks amazing. Thanks for the photos. Rosalie
ReplyDeleteGreat day trip!
ReplyDeleteAre there any micro breweries there worth picking up a couple of six packs from??
Chris
Impressive river bed of glacier..You sound like you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteWe have had a wonderful full day with the kiddies!
Love C&P