These shares involve pilots and aviation—bush planes, flight work, and air-access country where the sky route meets something on the ground.
Browse these shares for aviators and flight-related trips as the setting for the encounter.
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In June 2025, a newly licensed bush pilot named Timothy borrowed his brother's Piper Cub to fly from Lake Hood to a remote cabin site between Anchorage and Fairbanks. After topping off fuel from his friend's remote cache, Timothy began a solo exploration of the nearby backcountry. Landing his plane on a short tundra strip, he hiked a low ridge at 11:00 PM to photograph wildlife.
In the winter of 2006/2007, a pilot named Brian and his partner Casey established a trapping partnership in the Chugach Mountains, flying a Piper Cub to deploy trap-lines for marten and wolverine. While conducting low-level aerial maneuvers to scout an open marshland meadow, Brian spotted a brownish-rusty colored figure standing motionless in the center of the clearing. Circling back for a closer look, the entity bolted into the tree line at extreme speed.
Travis shares his experience while repairing a cabin for a client. The owner would have the cabin repaired frequently, under the assumption it was due to bear activity. The pilot who picked up Travis after the project knew about the hairy man.
Stewart and Cliff, both from out of state, share their experience from 2016 while trout fishing in a remote area.
Conrad, a pilot, shares his experience while taking time off between servicing clients to camp at one of his favorite remote locations.
Tommy and Alice share a terrifying story during a camping trip. When Tommy encountered two hair men while hunting moose, he hurried back to the cabin as they followed him, where they terrorized he and his wife.
About five years ago, Woody and Harold encountered two sasquatches while on a hunting trip. They ended up cutting their trip short and flew back home.
Adrian, a recreational pilot, shares his bear hunt experience from fifteen years ago in Bristol Bay.
Now-retired volcanologist Lorraine shares her experience from 1973 while doing research in Katmai. She and her colleague stopped their research and retreated back to the plane with their security guy.
Ian and his buddy share an experience from 1983 when they flew into the tundra off the Reindeer River to do some gold panning.
A decade ago, fishing guides Chad and Darcy had an experience they share with us that happened at Roaring Bear Lake while entertaining clients.
Todd and Alicia shared an experience from a few years ago while enjoying their passion of beachcombing in Southeast Alaska. Sadly, they no longer beachcomb.
Steven, an avid hunter, joined his pilot friend on a multi-week hunting trip in the Brooks Range.
Charter pilot Douglas shares an incident from the 1980s while waiting for mechanics after he was forced to land his plane at a remote airstrip due to some engine trouble. When Douglas shared the incident with his boss, his boss told him he saw one some years prior.
Brothers Tom and Jory share an experience from 2003 when they flew to Von Frank Mountain for a camping trip. Tom has not returned to Alaska since this incident.
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