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    Wife's cousin generously offered to take us up for a flight over the Bob Marshall Wilderness; I said yes before he had a chance to reconsider.

    Got to the airport in Polson a few minutes early; didn't realize they had limo service available




    some of the locals






    our ride arrives right on time; vintage 1976 (ergo the red, white and blue paint job)




    2 prop ground strikes due to gopher holes (requiring complete engine tear down each time)




    After a quick brief on all the safety features (including survival gear in case of an emergency landing - where the hell he'd be able to put it down safely remained a mystery throughout the flight, as you'll see), we were off into the wild blue.

    360 over Kerr Dam








    South end of Flathead Lake and Polson



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    Just a tourist passing through


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    flying south down the backbone of the Missions




    McDonald Peak straight ahead



    and McDonald Lake down below




    making the turn east






    still a bit of snow at 8000'




    into the Swan valley




    Lindbergh Lake (picking up some bugs on the windscreen)




    climbing back up to cross the Swans



    Just a tourist passing through


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    into the Bob





    confluence of Danaher and Youngs Creek; headwater of the S. Fork Flathead




    reef country








    Chinese Wall (saved me the 6 day hike, although some day...)









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    back over the S. Fork (all those dumb cutts begging for foam things)






    Big Salmon Lake




    back over the Swans




    shooting the gap down to Holland Lake








    cross the Missions and back over Flathead Lake, heading towards Wild Horse Island



    Just a tourist passing through


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    first in line for landing





    2 yellow, 2 red means we're in the sweet spot




    Hope you enjoyed the tour


    Regards,
    Scott
    Just a tourist passing through


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    Awesome images & beautiful country, thanks for sharing Scott.

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    Wonderful!! Thank you for the tour.
    God Bless America

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