Eagle River Glacier, Anchorage AK

[midlifeflyer]

My wife and I recently did an Alaska cruise, and I managed to arrange two flights. One out of Squamish, north of Vancouver, BC. The other out of Anchorage. Here's my 5-minute video of the Anchorage flight. Still working on the BC one, there's a lot more in it.

 

[AWACSEng]

This is awesome! I earned my PPL in the Anchorage Bowl in 2008, learning to fly with backdrops like this. Makes me want to go back! Thanks for posting this.

 

[Stewartb]

Eagle Glacier. Eagle River is the drainage. Too bad it wasn't clear. Flying the inlet to Girdwood and over the saddle into Eagle River Valley is a stunning local flight.

 

[midlifeflyer]

Eagle Glacier. Eagle River is the drainage. Too bad it wasn't clear. Flying the inlet to Girdwood and over the saddle into Eagle River Valley is a stunning local flight.

I agree. It would have been much better on a clear day. The flight in BC was on a glorious clear day (as you'll see when I get to it).

 

[Stewartb]

It hasn't been a great summer for weather, but it beats what's coming this winter!

 

[MajorTurbulence]

I got the good weather earlier in the summer in early June. Beautiful shots of Denali and of the Glaciers in AK and BC. Even in the clear, as I climbed up the Kaskawulsh glacier, the visibility near the top was becoming ZERO necessitating the turn around. These things make their own weather.

 

[jwyatt]

Awesome! Beautiful country... I grew up on the South Fork, in the next valley south from this flight. Fond memories of hiking the valley back to the lakes & glaciers. Waiting for the day I can make a flying trip back "home."