Flying to Alaska in a private plane is a dream shared by just about every pilot in the "Lower 48." Ted Waltman, of Lakewood, Colorado, decided to stop talking and simply "Make It Happen." This website is a way of sharing the realization of his family's dream with you. Here we follow the trip, from the inital "just talk" stage to landing at airstrips North of the Artic Circle...<read more>

Click on the map to see details on the proposed and actual stops along our 2005 route. We tried to visit a number of gravel airstrips--places well suited to our desire to camp, see wildlife and visit interesting locations based on our prior research. The green dots and orange lines are our actual course.