The Mountaineering Club of Alaska operates a hut system that includes this one off the Matanuska Glacier (confluence with Scandanavian G.) The "strip" is at 4500' elevation and about 700' below the hut. There is about 400' useable until the big rocks get in the way. It's a one way strip but the approach and departure end is wide open. You aren't committed until on very short final but at that point, you have to decide that you ARE landing! Fall colors, blue skies, and glaciers make a pretty unbeatable combination in my book. Throw in an airplane and it's art! Here is a link to the Flickr Photoset:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmaule/s ... 260369150/
Got it figured..........! Gotta use the Code! The BBC Code that is. Still better to follow the link above though and check out the whole set.
<a><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/9603 ... 327d_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Looking proud on Scandy strip"></a>
<a><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/9606 ... f864_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Scandanavian Hut, Late August"></a>
<a><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2894/9606 ... 8332_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Marcus Baker and Mat Glacier"></a>
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That is awesome! I knew the hut was there but I didn't know there was anywhere to land! I must now check it out! You are landing uphill?
The little valley I flew into on the Mt Spurr Glacier is very similar to that with a lateral moraine on one side. It is a little bigger and more forgiving though!
Beautiful photos! Photobucket is free and is a good site to post from but the posted photos are smaller. You usually have to have a .jpg or .png in the photo address string to be able to post photos from the host site.
The little valley I flew into on the Mt Spurr Glacier is very similar to that with a lateral moraine on one side. It is a little bigger and more forgiving though!
Beautiful photos! Photobucket is free and is a good site to post from but the posted photos are smaller. You usually have to have a .jpg or .png in the photo address string to be able to post photos from the host site.
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