Alaska Bush floatplane
adventure (page 3 of 3) The two RV Gypsies stood on the rudders of the floatplane waiting to see bears |
Note of interest: The fuselage or belly of a floatplane does not directly come into contact with water. Instead, a floatplane uses floats or pontoons which make contact with water during take-off and landing.A seaplane, however, lands using the fuselage or belly directly on on the water. |
Below: Photos below were taken through the pilot's window, trying to show
the propeller turning, thus the shadow. |
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Below: More views of scenery
taken through the closed window of the floatplane |
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Below: Snake River |
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Below: The mountain sticking up above the clouds |
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Below: Mt. McKinley (Denali) |
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| Below: The floatplane landed on the lake where fishermen were catching a lot of salmon. The two RV Gypsies and their friends stood on the platoons of the floatplane and watched for bears to come fishing at the lake. | |
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| Below: The pilot, Jason, walked on the thin rope line to get from side to side on the floatplane. Brave soul. | |
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| Below: The fishermen got their quota of salmon, but no bears were seen on this date. Jason said it was the first trip he ever took without seeing bears. Jason said that just the day before, 10 bears were seen on this same trip. Oh well! Once again, no bear luck for the two RV Gypsies. But their Alaska travels are far from over. And this was an experience not to be forgotten due to the evidence of the drunk bears as seen earlier. | |
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