The event included competition for the shortest distance to take off & to land. The same guy won both of those. He was able to
take off in just 49 feet
and
land in just 60 feet.
I don't know anything about piloting a plane, but even being uneducated in flight, that was impressive.
Some guys then got out their "toy" planes and helicopter and showed us some of the neatest tricks they could make them do with their remotes. And those planes are HUGE even for toys.
Today we saw the "Flour Bombing". All weekend I thought people were saying, "flower". hahahaha
The pilots had a certain number of feet they had to fly above sea level and drop a bag of flour (not flowers) from the plane. The one that landed closest to the target would win. It was like watching orange balloons drop from the planes and then explode when they hit the ground. Exploding flowers would have been prettier. I'm just sayin'.
During our weekend travels, we also saw some mountain goats or rams or something white with four legs up high on the side of the mountain. Man! I keep thinking we need to get binoculars.
We also saw a para-sailer today. That looks like so much fun. I would LOVE to do that.
And for just $35 you could go on an airplane ride. The next opening was at 1pm and we were planning on leaving around 10am, so maybe next time for that.
We viewed a couple of glaciers, visited the marina, ate at the Totem Inn Restaurant, enjoyed watching lots of massive and small waterfalls, drove down Thompson's Pass..... so many eye viewing pleasures this weekend.... and that does not include the dude who sat beside us yesterday on his skateboard flaunting his crack. NOT pretty. I know, you wish I had gotten a picture of that, don't you. You're so silly.
Hope all you mother's had a special day. I know I did! What a great weekend. I love our get-aways!
Hugs, Janis :)
(Part of the Alaska Pipeline)
