Now that we have been home for a while, we often are amazed at how perilous our trip really was. We are just so grateful to have had an adventure, and that we made it home safely.
To our shock, and horror, we heard the news that in June 2010, Lonnie, our helicopter pilot was killed in a fatal helicopter accident. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009480/Fatal-helicopter-crash-caused-battle-bull-ensnared-choppers-landing-skid.html
Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathies go out to Lonnie's family and friends. He touched many lives, and was well liked by everyone. Umnak will never be the same.
On a happier note, Julian Olivas, another Helicopter Pilot and Ranch Hand from Umnak, and an amazing Photographer, is making a book of some of his images and experiences on Umnak Island. I can't wait to see it in print.
See some of Julian's images here: http://julianolivas.blogspot.ca/
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