January 22, 2023
What are your dreams? When I was healthy and still able to pilot, I dreamed of owning and flying a De Havilland Beaver – the plane that conquered the Rockies! I think it’s one of the most beautiful planes ever built, and it’s considered so relevant that there’s one hanging in the Smithsonian. The plane’s manufacturer was the Canadian subsidiary of De Havilland England, established in 1928, so hats off to our north-of-the-border friends. In my thirties, I informed my wife it was a dream of mine to own a Beaver one day. She asked me how much such a plan would cost, and though she was shocked by the figure, she still supported my dream. When my health declined, eliminating the possibility of me ever piloting a plane again, I bought the Beaver you see in these photos, and I smile glancing at it every day in my office. Never stop dreaming!
I have a story of a Beaver pilot putting me, my son, and some friends in significant danger on a flight from the waters of Lake Washington to a fishing spot on the western coast of Vancouver Island called Bamfield, but it’s best told over a beer.
I still dream of owning a Beaver. Maybe in my next life.
Cheers from the Sonoran Desert.
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