Author: shortfield

Land here, before you land out there!

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

Sheslay, BC - Canada

A remote wilderness airstrip serving one of the most pristine and storied river valleys in northwestern British Columbia.

58.259143, -131.78348

Stave Lake, BC - Canada

A rugged gravel strip tucked into the mountains of BC's lower mainland, a short flight from Vancouver.

49.467575, -122.225747

Kluatanton, BC - Canada

A remote, now-closed bush strip deep in the wild Stikine Country of northwestern BC.

56.828871, -128.142097

Moose Valley, BC - Canada

A defunct airstrip in the heart of northern BC's Omineca region - some of Canada's most untamed backcountry.

56.730374, -126.659001

Johanson Lake, BC - Canada

High-elevation wilderness airstrip in the rugged backcountry of northern British Columbia, now closed.

56.602015, -126.191964

Sherman Meadows, Alberta

A remote Alberta backcountry airstrip - officially abandoned, but quietly beloved by bush pilots who know better.

54.287842, -119.842957