Nice day for a flight!

In Adventure, Alaska Travelgram by scott

One of the great things about traveling in Alaska is all the different planes you see. We flew back from Uyak Bay Lodge with our pilot, Keller Wattum.He spotted this beautifully-restored Boeing Stearman (model D75N1) aircraft flying around above Kodiak.  Earlier in the day, we flew from Kodiak to Uyak Bay Lodge on this Piper Aircraft from Island Air:

Here’s a shot of our pilot, Keller (R), discussing filming logistics for bear-viewing with Scott Slone of Alaska HDTV (L). Keller is flying the deHavilland Beaver (DHC-2) floatplane they use at Uyak Bay Lodge for fishing, hunting, bear-viewing and “eco-trekking”.

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