Tale of a bushflyer

[bernd1151]

It was an early afternoon in Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, when we received a distress call from a small ranger station called Bear Camp Research. True to the camp’s name some bears had apparently broken into the storage facility last night and created havoc in it.

It wasn’t so much the meat that concerned the rangers, it was more their supply of whisky that had been completely wiped out during that onslaught. Those bears must have had a field day

Bear Camp Research is a small fictitious airstrip located in the mountains North of Langley. It’s in a small canyon on a bend above Pitt Lake with a 600 ft dirt runway.

So we first fly North along Pitt Lake

The airstrip has no run-out zone at its end, so I guess, it will be a bit tricky

And now the fun part starts, as we have to negotiate through the canyons in order to reach it.

Directly in front of us is the opening into the canyon where Bear Camp Research is located

We lower gear and flaps as the small airstrip is directly after the canyon opening. No room for second guesses

Now one can see the airstrip coming up. And it’s coming up awfully fast. I certainly do not suffer from low blood pressure now

My heart rate shoots up, my palms sweat and I sit upright in my seat with an iron grip on the wheel. Hell yes, I am nervous!

Lukla in Nepal is nothing compared to this

I guess I need a healthy shot of whisky now myself 8)

[Mallard]

Scary approach - and great pictures!

You've definitely earned that whisky...

Cheers

Mallard

[Iain Emms]

Great set these and enjoyed the story.

cheers

Iain

[tuisong]

Great shots. It looks quite a challenge and I'm going to have to do that trip now. Is Bear Camp Research in orbx or do I have to obtain it elsewhere?