There is a saying in aviation: there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.
In Alaska, the expression too often rings true, reflective of fast-changing weather, often-improvised landing strips, and in many places, great mountainous terrain. This combination of aviation challenges is found in exemplary form in the Wrangell St- Elias National Park and Preserve, the largest national park where the Wrangells, St. Elias, and Chugach mountain ranges rise to form the heads of the nation’s largest glacial system.