PenAir: The Spirit of Alaska

Flying PenAir down on the largest craft in their fleet (also the largest to carry us anywhere from here on out), a 30-seater Saab 340, was an easy ride. We stopped in Cold Bay to drop off some passengers (and all got out to have coffee, use the local facilities, and get a view of the town [pop. 88]--until a ground controller poked her head around the corner and yelled, "hey, you two going on up to Sand Point or staying here?" and we got back on), then up to Sand Point where we made this smooth landing on their state-of-the-art 1 mile x 150 ft runway jutting out into the sea. Sarah carried her new Gerber Obsidian pocket knife on the plane (bush flights don't go through security), and we decided we believe in PenAir's slogan: the spirit of Alaska is alive and well in that airline, and we're proud to be a part of it.