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Keith Cowing: Dropping Onto Devon Island

I awoke this morning in Resolute Bay, got a quick breakfast, and headed over to the airport for my flight to Devon Island. We took off shortly after our planned 8:30 am departure and made our way aided by brisk tailwinds. Just after 9:00 am we began the sudden swoop downward toward the airstrip at the Haughton Mars Project Research Station (HMPRS). After we circled around HMPRS to get the right approach from the east our Twin Otter dropped onto the runway. And there I was - my third visit to this amazing place..

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Posted by Keith Cowing on July 12, 2007 6:30 PM |

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