It's a small world

Many people have asked about the size of the airplanes that fly into Bethel- around here, it is called "the jet". Although the plane is large, the front half of the plane is filled with cargo, so the seating is reduced by half. Notice in the picture that they are unloading huge cargo boxes as we deplane.
On my flight from Anchorage to Bethel I met a local man who had gone to college at the University of Montana for a year. He also had worked in Montana as a smoke jumper. After arriving in Bethel, retrieving our luggage and hailing a cab- who should happen to be waiting in the cab? The same man! During our ride to our respective homes, we learned that our new friend Tony had not only attended U of M, but he played football for the 1970 National Champion Griz football team as the only Native American!