Posts by Carmine Mowbray
RYAN FIELD READIED FOR SPRING
Seventeen volunteers tackled annual spring cleanup and readiness at Ryan Field near West Glacier the first weekend of May. Working throughout typical Montana spring weather, they added eight tie-downs, set out chairs and picnic tables, cleaned bear boxes, removed brush, cut trees, bucked and stacked firewood, and seeded, fertilized and dragged runway areas. The barn…
Read MoreALASKA’S PUBLIC USE CABINS MAY BE IN JEOPARDY
The Tongass National Forest maintains 144 public use cabins acrosssoutheast Alaska for visitors to enjoy, offering access to a variety of recreationalopportunities. Yet many visitors are unaware there are cabins that can be rented andflown or boated to in the wilderness. Cabin use with road access has increased, but atpresent the majority of cabins require airplane access, and their preservation is comingunder the scrutiny of…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: CHILDS GLACIER, ALASKA
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Childs Glacier, Alaska, where you can hear the glacier groan. We know of only one place where you can fly in to a dirt airstrip and set up camp so close to…
Read MoreLEGACY PLANNING SERIES: WILL BENEFICIARIES
Submitted April 11, 2024By Carmine Mowbray
Read MoreUSFS/RAF CONSTRUCTIVE ANNUAL PROJECT REVIEW
The RAF was very pleased with results of the annual online review with the US Forest Service Regions on March 14, hosted by Scott Haas, USFS Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources director. RAF President Bill McGlynn, and RAF Director Tim Riley and a dozen State Liaisons represented the RAF during the 90-minute meeting. “Tim and I…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS TEND NEW SHADE TREES AT TRIGGER GAP
“The morning of March 23 was cold . . . well okay, Arkansas cold . . . 37 degrees and 20 mile an hour winds at the top of Trigger Gap Airfield,” RAF Arkansas Liaison Harper Goodwin reported. The airfield, 17A was built in 2016 on Arkansas’ Pension Mountain through the generosity of The Nature…
Read MoreRAF GRANT HELPS BUILD ST. IGNATIUS PAVILION
RAF Montana Liaison and Montana Pilots Association past president Scott Newpower has been awarded an RAF grant to help fund a 16×24-ft pavilion at St. Ignatius airport, 52S. Based on the design used at the West Yellowstone airport campground with a fire pit inside, it will be located near the existing pilot lobby where there…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS BRING SHADE TREES TO TRIGGER GAP
Trigger Gap Airfield, 17A was built in 2016 on Arkansas’ Pension Mountain through the generosity of The Nature Conservancy, and volunteers and funding from the RAF and Fly Oz, as well as The Walton Foundation. Lying in a large clearing, there is little shade. RAF Arkansas Liaisons Dave Powell and Harper Goodwin and their wives…
Read MoreLEGACY PLANNING SERIES: LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARIES
Submitted February 27, 2024By Carmine Mowbray
Read MoreBob & Judy Gillette
When you meet Bob and Judy Gillette, it’s easy to imagine them sailing their traditional two masted teak ketch off the California coast, or tooling around the Midwest countryside in one of their vintage wire-wheeled Jaguars. Visitors have enjoyed Gillette’s warm hospitality after landing on their 2,400-ft turf airfield at Lakewood Lodge in northern Wisconsin,…
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