Alaska to Oshkosh Teaser Video
At the beginning of the trip we found a song that everyone liked and the kids wanted to listen to over and over. It became a bit of a theme song to our… Continue reading
At the beginning of the trip we found a song that everyone liked and the kids wanted to listen to over and over. It became a bit of a theme song to our… Continue reading →
As amazing as our trip had been, it felt good to be back in Alaska. Although still far from home, it was familiar. Even the dance with planning flights around weather, something we… Continue reading →
We took off Petersburg with not a cloud in the sky and made our way towards Juneau. The scenery was beautiful and only got better the further we went. At this point I… Continue reading →
From Smiley Creek we headed back to familiar territory. We had camped in Orcas Island on our way down, and for the first time it was nice to know what to expect when… Continue reading →
We departed Johnson Creek as a flight of two and stayed close to our friend Matt as we slowly climbed up. The smoke from local fires was thick, but we still enjoyed views… Continue reading →
Early in the morning Jack stopped by our camp and picked up Woodsen to go on a flight see and check out a couple grass strips in the area. The kids and I… Continue reading →
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here’s a picture that shows not only the chaos of our airplane, but how we felt after the flight from South Dakota to… Continue reading →
Timber Lake is a small town in the heart of South Dakota farmland, so you might be curious how we ended up there. I could make this a short story, but since health… Continue reading →
The biggest highlight or accomplishment from Oshkosh was really just getting there😊. 10 days, 20+ hours (still need to add that up) and thousands of miles, but we made it! I’m proud of… Continue reading →
We said goodbye to the Dudgeon’s in Sioux Falls and loaded up the airplane for the flight to Oshkosh. The views from the plane were lush and green and the kids enjoyed spelling… Continue reading →
We had one more stop before the final push to Oshkosh. South Dakota was a good midway point between Montana and Oshkosh, and Woodsen had been in touch with a couple in Sioux… Continue reading →
The eight minute flight to Anacortes for fuel, and the seven minute flight to Bellingham was a breeze compared to the long flights we had up to this point. Our friends the Burns… Continue reading →
When Woodsen began flight planning for our trip we knew that the flight between Southeast Alaska and the lower 48 would be our longest flight. My passport had lapsed, and the kids didn’t… Continue reading →