Flying to Moore Creek 2012

- The guys flew out in the little “Tail Dragger” finally heading for their site.   The weather was good and the trip took about 30 minutes.  They saw a black bear occasionally dotting the wilderness.  In their helicopter rides they were able to see more.  On this flight they were anxious to get to their site because now they would be camping out, in the wilderness, in a tent.  Only a world phone would connect them to civilization.  The minutes were limited so the calls were short. 

They landed in Moore Creek.  Remember a plane cannot land on their site yet.  The chopper arrived and the guys immediately started getting the slings ready and loaded.  The Chopper Man took George over to their site first and dropped him off.  He gave some brief instructions and headed back for his first load.  Dave had the first load ready and hooked the sling onto the cable without a hitch.  Kind of like a drive buy loading system.  There were 2 slings, so while the chopper was heading for the site for George to unhook, Dave was getting the second load ready.  George was amazed at the precision of the chopper pilot.  He could bring the chopper right to their camp hovering between the trees while George unhooked the sling.  This scene repeated itself for about 5 trips.   They had worked hard loading and unloading and they had to be exhausted but I think the excitement was what was keeping them going.  Chopper Man took a bottle of water and he was off in a flash leaving the guys to fend for their selves for the next month.  They would have to get the runway cleared in order for a small plane to land to pick them up.  Their work from the previous year was just not enough.