Leg 232, Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada via Alaska, USA to Stewart, BC, Canada
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Long flight, or rather two flights. More Gold Rush, Jade Fever, Alaskan Glaciers, lot of great sights.
04-10 Fond-Du-Lac CZFD 5:55 PM
04-10 Uranium City CYBE 6:08 PM
04-10 Charlot River CJP9 6:18 PM
04-10 Camsell Portage CJP6 6:21 PM
04-10 Taltson River CFW5 6:48 PM
04-10 Yellowknife CYZF 7:42 PM
04-10 Edzo CRE2 8:01 PM
04-10 Wha Ti CEM3 8:14 PM
04-10 Wrigley CYWY 9:09 PM Icing slight headwind
04-10 Watson Lake CYQH 10:41 PM Jade City 59°15’28.6"N 129°37’29.5"W
04-10 Dease Lake CYDL 11:32 PM
04-11 Atlin CYSQ 12:21 AM
04-11 Skagway PAGY 12:47 AM
04-11 Skagway PAGY 10:05 AM
Porkypine Creek Mine 59°25’09.9"N, 136°13’53.4"W
Big Nugget Mine 59°24’53.0"N, 136°14’06.0"W
McKinley Creek Mine Site 59°23’24.2"N, 136°14’46.1"W
04-11 Tanis Mesa A69 11:04 AM
04-11 Alsek River A57 11:07 AM
04-11 East Alsek River AK76 11:11 AM Up to 39 knot winds
04-11 Gustavus PAGS 12:01 PM
04-11 Hoonah PAOH 12:12 PM
04-11 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez PASI 12:37 PM
04-11 Kake PAFE 12:58 PM
04-11 Petersburg James A Johnson PAPG 1:13 PM
04-11 Wrangell PAWG 1:26 PM
04-11 Ketchikan PAKE 1:39 PM
04-11 Stewart CZST 2:03 PM
Flight time 10:50 23 stops
Departure from Fond-du-Lac along the eastern arm of Lake Athabasca
Clark Island
Fond Du Lac Indian Reserve 229
Uranium City, A uranium-mining base until 1983, now mostly tourism
Charlotte River Airport
The Charlotte river flows into lake Athabasca (north side)
Fort Smith, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
The Simpson Islands in Great Slave Lake
Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Territories on the north shore of Great Slave Lake
Flying over the old town, sticking out into the lake
Yellowknife Airport along Long Lake
Yellowknife, colorful city but can get very cold, -27c/-17F in Januari
The reward for braving the cold is the Northern lights, unfortunately not in the game yet
Bush Pilots Monument in the middle and on the right a park in Old Town Yellowknife
Plenty to do in the cold winter months, Long John Jamboree and Snowking’s winter festival on the lake
Flying on over Lake Martin
Along Fish Lake (left side of my plane, height bugged)
Approaching Wrigley, a “Designated Authority” in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories
The Slavey Dene community is located on the east bank of the Mackenzie River
Wrigley Airport also on the east bank of the Mackenzie River
Climbing back up to Watson Lake
Via Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada
An Expansive, rugged national park
Known for its white-water river & wildlife, hiking & camping
Not very detailed in game, the clouds steal the show
Long way to Watson Lake, getting close now
Watson Lake Airport
On to Jade City
Jade City along Stewart-Cassiar Hwy / Dease Lake Hwy / British Colombia Highway 37
Jade City is not an actual city, it’s a “spot on the road”
The region around Jade City is rich with serpentinite, greenstone, and Nephrite jade
Dease Lake
Flying out of Dease Lake Airport
To enjoy the sunset over Stikine Region
Atlin on the eastern shore of Atlin Lake
Big turn to the airport
And off again, as long as there is some light
No more light when arriving at Skagway
Skagway Airport, safely landed
Home to gold-rush-era buildings, preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad runs vintage locomotives past the famously steep Chilkoot trail
After an overnight stay, departure at 7:05 AM local time
Gaining altitude along Taiya Inlet
Haines, Alaska
High enough to spot the sun coming up
Flying over the Chilkat River to Porcupine Creek
Porcupine Creek
Home of Big Nugget Mine right below me, where Parker’s journey began
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2dPua1dwl8
Further up Porcupine Creek where McKinley Creek (left) and Cahoon Creek (middle) join
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McKinley Creek where the Dakota Boys mine for gold in the rapids
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Gold Rush: White Water in McKinley Creek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-KAk891h4
Flying on to Tanis Mesa, spectacular scenery along the way
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A glacier flowing into Alsek River
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Tanis Mesa Airport
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And nearby, Alsek River Airport, Gulf of Alaska in the background
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East Alsek River Airport
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Next, flying over Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Trying to climb up Mount Fairweather (15,325ft in the distance) but icing prevents me from going higher
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Left of the middle, Mount Tlingit (12,606ft) and Mount Quincy Adams (13,615ft) in front of Fairweather
Mount Salibury (12,169ft left) and Mount Sabine (10,405ft right)
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Further along Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Glacier Bay Park & Wilderness - Water
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Gustavas in Hoonah-Angoon, facing Pleasant Island
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Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
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Sitka located near Juneau (the capital of Alaska)
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Chatham Strait
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Kake, the name comes from the Tlingit word Ḵéix̱ʼ or Ḵéex̱ʼ, literally meaning ‘mouth of dawn’
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Hamilton Bay
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Petersburg James A Johnson Airport
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Petersburg Borough along Frederick Sound
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Wrangell Airport
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Back in the snow on the US-Canada border, flying into Stewart, BC
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Stewart, population 494
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Stewart Airport is one of the handcrafted airports
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Very detailed
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Time for a break, later heading towards Edmonton