Chapman Family Icefield Helicopter Trip - Aug 24, 2006
Thanks everyone, you made it an enjoyable experience!


Nice doggie
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Looking NW
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Looking West
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Looking SW
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Looking North
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Looking South, new volcano?
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Do trees grow way up there?
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Inbound
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How much for the mannequin? IMG_0763.JPG

Icefield Store Left
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Icefield Store Right
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Air-Limo Top Gun
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Team Huddle
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Whoa horsie!
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Down boy...
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Watch them blades...
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The charge of the light brigade
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Check your oil sir?
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Wash your windows?
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this is how a fixed wing flies...
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Salute!
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busy bee's
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buzz buzz buzz
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why do women take purses?
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You're OK, I'm OK
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hanging on for dear life...
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going through a time warp
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Beautiful!
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Awesome!
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Blinded by the light
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...doing a crazy ivan
(joke)
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Majestic!
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doing a Hammer Head Stall
(joke)
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Wow!
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Cool!
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Wonderful!
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Amazing!
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Awe Inspiring
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Magnificent!
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Beautiful Lakes
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Just before the nose dive...
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Pull up!!! Pull up!!!
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Almost over...almost, almost...
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...trying a barrel roll
(joke)
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Our shadow is following us
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Wonderful
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Gorgeous!
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Valet Picnic Parking
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Heli-Picnic means FOOD!
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Now cross the bridge...
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Spot the helicopter
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Spot the difference
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Doing the tourist thing...
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Hoodoo's along Cline River
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Heading Home!
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Follow the yellow brick road
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Barf window is open.
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What do the flashing lights mean? IMG_0839.JPG

Follow the Horse Trail
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...and
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...and
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...zzzz
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..are we there yet?
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Let's go this way...
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...no that way...
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...no this way...
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Ok, this way then...
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great, I think we're lost...
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Oh there is home base!
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Note nice RV in background
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Welcoming committee
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Carson happy to see us
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Varoom, varoom
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Tally ho!
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Local Traffic Cop
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Poo...I think we landed vertically.
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One out...
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Two out...
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Three out...where's Tom?
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Still looking for Tom


Delicious meals! Thanks!
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Diet Cheese Cake...right ;-)
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Beautiful scenery, food, and family
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Too full (heavy) from lunch to leave
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View from Picnic area
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Cline River looking wets
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Cline River looking North
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Nice Mountain
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Home Videos of the flight:

- photos/tom2006/MVI_0783.AVI - Take Off from the Heliport, photos/tom2006/MVI_0783-1.wmv (streamed version)

- photos/tom2006/MVI_0807.AVI - Landing at Picnic Site #1,  photos/tom2006/MVI_0807-1.wmv (streamed version)

- photos/tom2006/MVI_0808.AVI - Landing at Picnic Site $2,  photos/tom2006/MVI_0808-1.wmv (streamed version)

- photos/tom2006/MVI_0851.AVI - Safely landing back at Heliport, photos/tom2006/MVI_0851-1.wmv (streamed version)

- photos/tom2006/MVI_0812.AVI - Whoops! Wife left camera in video mode when taking picture - have to rub it in... ;-)

Awesome trip folks, thank you very much!