I recently returned from a job in Western Alaska and here are some of the photos. We’ve been flying a lot this Spring and I am very thankful for the work. The weather has been mostly cooperative and we are gearing up for another busy Summer season. It’s been nearly 50 degrees in Wasilla this week and the snow is melting like crazy. Everything that is not snow is a sloppy muddy mess … especially my driveway. The sun does not set until nearly 930 PM and everybody is feeling the first signs of Alaskan Summer fatigue as the long days end with very short nights. Enjoy the pics.
The town of Dillingham on the Nushagak River in early April.
The coast of the Nushagak Peninsula in early April.
The Quicksilver helicopter working with caribou on the Nushagak Peninsula.
Caribou on the Nushagak Peninsula on the move
A portion of the Bristol Bay ice pack in early April.
The biologist and his caribou, somewhere near Quinhagak, Alaska during a capture.
A refueling point for the helicopter, Found, and Super Cub near the Great Ridge in Western Alaska
Me with caribou number “63”. (The frequency of the collar around it’s neck ends with “63”, the caribou is not dead, only temporarily drugged during a capture procedure.)
My Super Cub sitting on the shore of Kvichak Bay in Western Alaska during a Short Break.