Float Plane Ride

July 31

  Mike had wanted me to see Kyutemazeen Bear Preserve, but we didn't want to go back North to go up the channel, so we went by float plane.  We waited till the early morning fog had lifted and flew over the mountains to the Bear Preserve.  We landed near a floating lodge, called Palmerville lodge.  The lodge is quite rustic, everything is made out of rough hewed logs that have been varnished.  Greg Palmer is the local expert on bears and his 9 year old son lives with him in the summer and sells cookies.  After landing Mike and I loaded into Greg's boat and proceeded up strait.  We saw two grizzly bears.  The first bear was eating grass in a field next to the beach the other bear was looking for fish in a creek.  The plane ride was exhilarating, going over the mountains that we have been looking up at was a special gift.