Author: shortfield

Land here, before you land out there!

North Fox Island, MI

A remote backcountry grass strip on an uninhabited Lake Michigan island, kept alive purely through volunteer grit.

45.482246, -85.780478

Benchmark, MT

Benchmark is a remote Forest Service airstrip that serves as a sky-high gateway into the heart of the Bob Marshall and Scapegoat Wilderness areas.

47.480951, -112.870907

Big Bend Ranch, TX

A rare paved gateway into one of Texas's most remote and rugged wildernesses, where pilots can land and step directly into backcountry adventure.

29.470997, -103.936216

Lake Wenatchee State, WA

A mountain airstrip tucked into the eastern Cascades, offering pilots a scenic backcountry gateway to one of Washington's most beautiful state parks.

47.819401, -120.720001

Ranger Creek State, WA

A side-country airstrip tucked into the White River Valley where aviation meets wilderness, just a stone's throw from the shadow of Mount Rainier.

47.012901, -121.533997

Ruckel Ridge, OR

A remote, forgotten high-country strip tucked into the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon's Umatilla National Forest.

45.62645, -118.13087

Twin Lakes, BC

A tucked-away grass strip wedged between two remote Chilcotin lakes, serving as a quiet gateway to one of BC's most wild and untouched backcountry valleys.

51.564534, -123.824673

Denny Island, BC

A remote wilderness airstrip on British Columbia's Central Coast, serving as a gateway to the Great Bear Rainforest and the heart of Heiltsuk Nation territory.

52.1368, -128.05696

Silurian Lake, CA

A vast, open playa on the doorstep of Death Valley.

35.53034, -116.17518

Tipella, BC - Canada

A privately owned gravel strip tucked between towering mountains and the wild northern shore of Harrison Lake.

49.742038, -122.160577