Bush Flying/Camping in Wrangell St. Elias National Park

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This week I flew over to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska. I left Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska and flew up the Matanuska river and then towards Gulkana, Alaska. I refueled my plane in Gulkana and then headed towards the National Park. Instead of landing in McCarthy, I headed straight to one of the Public Use cabins. The cabins are called the Peavine cabins, they have their own airstrip. It was a really beautiful view here, the mountains seemed much different than in the Chugach and Talkeetna ranges that I'm used to flying in. The next day I flew over to McCarthy, Alaska and viewed the Kennecott glacier and mine from the air. First class views. I refueled there prior to heading back towards Gulkana. About 30 miles out of Gulkana I started running into heavy wildfire smoke and also thunderstorms, which made the trip pretty sketchy. Once in Gulkana I really thought about whether or not I wanted to proceed onward towards Anchorage or sit it out. I got a good look at the weather, using Foreflight, I was able to see the locations of the storm cells. My main concerns were first being able to make it to the Eureka Roadhouse area and second that the pass through the Matanuska area was going to be safe. I played everything really slow and safe, always giving myself an out. I hope you enjoyed our video, thank you for watching!

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