Imagine being dropped off in the wilderness by a small airplane. When I say “wilderness” I am speaking of a place unlike anything you’ve seen. No roads, no trails, no impact for miles and miles and miles. Just you and the mountains, tundra, caribou, flowers, and sheep.
It is a lonely feeling to stand by yourself in the wilderness and watch your only lifeline to civilization disappear over the ridge. Now imagine you have been out there for 10 days hiking daily, sleeping on the hard ground, and enjoying the solitude. The weather is currently horrible and you are not even sure if this Blue Ice Aviation guy can fly in weather like this. You are just lying in your tent listening to the rain, and waiting for the hum of your approaching ride. You have been dreaming about bacon-cheeseburgers, pizza, and cold beer. Ever mosquito within 5 miles sounds identical to a 160 HP Lycoming engine and your hope is fading with every falling rain-drop. Just when you have decided to unpack your book and settle in for another night you hear the unmistakeable sound of a Piper Super Cub, and you explode from the tent to see for yourself if it’s true.
Some people absolutely love this experience, while others find it truly miserable and taxing to the soul. I don’t know where you would fall in this range of passion, but you ought to come find out. It is one of the healthiest activities you could accomplish. Not healthy as in “heart and lung”, but healthy for “the head”. The gal in this photo was ready to go! She had been out here for nearly two weeks. I guarantee a Bacon-Cheeseburger never tasted so good.
If you would like to try it out, give us a call we can customize most anything, and we have lots of connections for activities besides hiking such as sea kayaking and ice climbing,