Jack Drury Columnist
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BUSHWHACK JACK'S TRACTS: No Runway? No Problem! (opens the original)
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Don Sheldon was a renowned bush pilot and the man who made the airdrop for our Denali expedition in 1971. He operated with his company Talkeetna Air Service from the 1950s until his death in 1975. He was a man who had the greatest impact on people climbing Denali. Phyliss and I got to visit his hometown on our recent trip. Although it's now more a tourist community than an aerial hub, the grass runway and his hanger still memorialize his work. The simplest route up Denali is the West Buttress, w
BUSHWHACK JACK'S TRACTS: No Runway? No Problem! (opens the original)
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Don Sheldon was a renowned bush pilot and the man who made the airdrop for our Denali expedition in 1971. He operated with his company Talkeetna Air Service from the 1950s until his death in 1975. He was a man who had the greatest impact on people climbing Denali. Phyliss and I got to visit his hometown on our recent trip. Although it's now more a tourist community than an aerial hub, the grass runway and his hanger still memorialize his work. The simplest route up Denali is the West Buttress, w
BUSHWHACK JACK'S TRACTS: Bigger isn’t necessarily Wilder (opens the original)
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NOLS-Northeast is celebrating fifteen years in the Adirondacks this fall, but after completing my NOLS. Instructorsâ Course nearly 50 years ago, I came back to the Adirondacks hoping to do the same thing. It didnât happen for a number of reasons, with the biggest having to do with perception, an East versus West perception. It wasnât openly talked about but was certainly part of cloistered discussions. The Western perception was there isnât any wilderness in the Northeast. The fact that
BUSHWHACK JACK'S TRACTS: Bigger isn’t necessarily Wilder (opens the original)
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NOLS-Northeast is celebrating fifteen years in the Adirondacks this fall, but after completing my NOLS. Instructorsâ Course nearly 50 years ago, I came back to the Adirondacks hoping to do the same thing. It didnât happen for a number of reasons, with the biggest having to do with perception, an East versus West perception. It wasnât openly talked about but was certainly part of cloistered discussions. The Western perception was there isnât any wilderness in the Northeast. The fact that
BUSHWHACK JACK'S TRACTS: The Carrot Caper (opens the original)
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A Boomerâs childhood was filled with more than its fair share of myths. The TV show âLeave It to Beaverâ was a classic one. We grew up thinking all parents were like Ward and June, yet couldnât understand why ours werenât. We had heroes like Mickey Mantle, yet grew up to learn he was an alcoholic. Coaches said athletes had to stay away from smoking, drinking and chasing women. That seemed like the standard behavior of the day. Politically, there was the Domino Theory, which justified t
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