One of the most memorable and worthwhile experience we’ve had, thanks Tanalian
My wife had never been to Alaska, so on a recent visit to Anchorage we decided to see some sights and booked a tour with Tanalian Aviation to do a helicopter tour of the Knik Glacier. Doc (Joe) worked with us a week prior to smooth out some issues in our booking and even drove us up to the Knik Lodge to get picked up by the chopper.
Our pilot (John) was amazing, swinging across the landscape to point out mountain goats and sheep on the hills before landing us in an amazing spot on the glacier between two pools of azure blue glacier water. The day was amazingly perfect and we spent a glorious time hiking on the glacier and taking tons of photos (of which both John and Joe were exercising their artistic talents by assisting with photographs).
I’ll admit when I booked the tickets, I was slightly apprehensive. The tickets were expensive, I’d never flown in a helicopter, and landing on a glacier seemed somewhat risky…plus, I’m a rather large man (6’5″, 350+ lbs). I couldn’t have been more mistaken…for it was one of the most memorable and worthwhile experiences we’ve had. The ride was practically spacious, smooth, and the experience well worth it.
Special thanks to Joe and John for making our day with such an amazing life experience! We’ll definitely tell our friends!
-Brad
May 2017
