The first stop on our annual bike trip was at White Rock.
It was a perfect day for riding.
It was also a perfect day for a helicopter ride. I didn't tell Jim that my friend Brian Leavitt had invited us for a ride in his helicopter. It was only minutes from the time Jim learned that we were going until we were in the air.
From the Langley airport to the top of Mt. Robbie is about 15 min. There was a little cloud right on top of the mountain so we couldn't land there.
We flew accross Pitt Lake and then up the Pitt River. The Pitt River area has some logging roads but you can only get to the area by barge up the Pitt Lake so there is not a lot of traffic. When Brian told the pilot to land the helicopter on the bridge I was a little dubious. I asked the pilot, "Who has the right of way on the bridge? . . . a helecopter or a logging truck?" He said, "Their probably won't be a logging truck." I said, "yea . . and the truck driver is thinking there probably won't be a helicopter."
We took a short walk from the bridge to a hot springs by the side of the river. The hot springs is so hot that you can't get in it unless you bring a bucket to add water from the river. The river is flowing very fast (and it is very cold) so there is a rope that they grab onto when they get out of the hot springs and jump in the river. The current carries them around the rock and back to a place that they can get out. Without the rope the helicopter would have to pick them up at Pitt Lake.
It was very nice to see the Lords view of His temple.
We had a great time and it was a fantastic helicopter ride .
3 comments:
That looks like soooooo much fun. Lucky Jim for having a brother like you who has a friend like you have.
Janet and Terry That really is cool that you and Jim got to do such a fun chopper ride and bike ride. Thanks for sending it to me.
For some reason, my good husband did not take pictures -- but boy did I hear about this on the phone while I was at the cabin. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. He will never forget it. Thanks David for being a good big brother. He sure looks forward to being with you on these bike rides every year -- and the surprise of the helicopter ride was just too much. It was so fun to hear his version of the whole experience.
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