Olson has carved out a unique niche in the Southeast Alaska ferrying climbers, skiers and paddlers to remote sites in the ranges around the Chilkat Valley and beyond.
Drake Olson on an unnamed glacier between Haines and Skagway. Olson has carved out a unique niche in Southeast Alaska ferrying adventurers into the little-traveled mountains around Haines.
“If you’re thinking straight, you’re always feeling, sensing, watching,” says the 68-year-old. “All of us — no matter what you’re doing — you’re trying to get in that state of flow where you’re focused and there’s no noise.”His passion has helped him carve out a unique niche in the Southeast Alaska flying community ferrying climbers, skiers and paddlers to remote sites in the vast and varied mountain ranges around the Chilkat Valley and beyond.
“He knows the area so well and he’s at one with the land out there. You feel comfortable when you’re flying with him,” said Ryland Bell, a professional snowboarder who lives in the Chilkat Valley. He started dabbling in flying and soon met Paul Swanstrom whom he flew with to Haines. He flew around Alaska for the next two weeks. He had a vision of what ski planes could do in a country like Alaska.He returned south and bought a Cessna 180, which he still flies. Within a few years, he had moved to Haines and started working as a pilot. In 1997, he decided to open what became known as Fly Drake.
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