As I sit on Alice's basement couch, I can hear a plane landing in her back yard on the frozen Campbell Lake. That is Alaska and that is what I experienced today.
After pushing the plane out of the hanger, Alice (pilot) gracefully took off with Burkes' (pilot instructor) calm and minimal instruction... very impressive. We took a quick right turn and headed for the Chugach mountain Range. Burke took the controls and flew us into places you would think a helicopter, not a plane, could get that close to. Amazing!! The most untouched beauty I have ever laid eyes on.
We made a quick stop at the village of Willow but the race hadn't started yet. So we headed home.
Tomorrow's itinerary consists of checking out various Iditarod checkpoints, where hopefully we will see some dog teams in action. Maybe Andrew will even fly us home.
Wow! That is gorgeous! How fun :)
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