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air sickness and have access to the
appropriate medications to avoid
such a calamity. Besides, the thought
of needing to vomit from within the
confined space of this two passenger
cockpit was motivation enough to
make sure I was prepared. And so,
with that vision as my motivation
and a full dose of anti-motion
sickness chemotherapy complete,
I arrived early and was greeted by
an unassuming yet sizable Garrett
Fisher.
I began my adventure with Garrett
first by thumbing through his blog.
I wanted to get an idea of who this
guy is. What makes him tick? What
possesses a man to “stick fly” an
antique prop plane to the heights
of the Colorado 14ers, risking life
and limb, and for what? A picture?
As a landscape photographer, I
know sometimes you put yourself
at risk to get the shot. But to this
extent? Why? To answer these
questions, to truly understand the
passionate reasoning, the addictive
surge of emotion, the pioneering
compositions and the godlike views
that demand you do it again…
well, you just have to experience it
for yourself. I heard it said that in
photography, the days of being able
to photograph something for the
first time and truly have an Ansel
Adams moment are days gone.
Being the adventurer he is, I think
Garrett Fisher may have found one
of the only remaining powder snow
mountains left in photography - and
he’s carving his tracks.
My wife says I’m a control freak.
As a surgeon, I’d like to say that I
like things to go according to plan,
my plan. There is a reason why I
am the way I am: it’s nauseating to
lose control, both in surgery and in
moving vehicles. I’ve always known
I was prone to motion sickness but
only when not in control of the
moving vehicle. I read Garrett’s
blog entry retelling the nauseating
details of how his antique airplane
became a virtual “vomit comet”
for an irresponsible passenger
that failed to make necessary
preparations to avoid air sickness.
I vowed I wouldn’t make the same
mistake. After all, I am a physician
and understand the physiology of
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Now, I stand six feet tall yet found
myself looking up. The thought
crossed my mind, “How are we
both going to fit into this plane?”
No worries, herein is part of the
adventure. We made our way to
the airplane hangar which eclipsed
the small aircraft housed within,
leaving enough room for various
tools and spare parts and such
gathered around the craft. Next
thought,