We went to Merrill Field, Anchorage's first commercial airport, and looked at planes like these:
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| LOTS of planes like these - |
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| and several amphibious craft, such as this - |
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| Got really close to this one |
Met a new friend (John), a long-time Alaskan who's been to see the varmint, and lived to tell the tales ... many tales, and all worth hearing.
It doesn't get any better than this.
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Two legs good, three legs bad!
;)
Glad you had a great time !
Envy-o-meter is pegging into the red.
Way cool. Need more details, more pics plz!
Ain't he awesome? Worth his weight not just in gold, but gem-grade diamond.
...makin' me homesick, you are.
What meaneth "been to see the varmint"?
@BB - "been to see the varmint" means someone who's gone ahead to check out something suspicious/unknown/dangerous/whatever, and lived to tell the tale. Just an old colloquialism which probably dates back to the fur trade era, or earlier.
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