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Dan and Lori Michels are owners and the operators of Crystal Creek Lodge.
Both are fishing, shooting and outdoor adventure enthusiasts. They have
actively lived the lifestyle represented at Crystal Creek Lodge for
most of their lives, and look forward to sharing it with guests.
Lori grew up in Washington State. She graduated from college in Moses
Lake, WA with a BA in aviation and her Commercial Pilot certificate.
In more than 20 years since, Lori has since logged over 11,000 hours
of flying time, most of it in Alaska. She holds FAA certificates for
Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine Land,
Multi-Engine Sea, Single-Engine Land and Single-Engine Sea. Lori is
also a licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captain. From the early 1980's into
the mid 1990's Lori lived a life of adventure working as an air taxi
pilot, a commercial fish spotter, a commercial big game hunting guide
and transporter pilot. She also worked with a French television company
as a pilot during film shoots that took her from Alaska to Tierra del
Fuego in Argentina. Lori has thousands of hours flying and guiding in
western Alaska.
Dan grew up in Minnesota, living the outdoor life from a young age,
and obtained his college degree from the University of Minnesota. He
helped build the original Crystal Creek Lodge in 1988 and at that time
began guiding in the Bristol Bay Area of western Alaska. Dan was awarded
the Orvis Company's Orvis Endorsed Guide of the Year award in 1993.
He is also a licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captain. A pilot since 1989,
Dan holds FAA certificates for commercial Pilot, Instrument and Single
Engine Land and Sea. He has over 4000 hours of Alaska flight time piloting
float and ski aircraft over every region of Alaska.
Dan and Lori also own and operate Sky Trekking Alaska, a company that
provides private, guided tours of remote Alaska by float and ski plane.
For more information please see
the Sky Trekking Alaska web site.
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Dan
Michels, Pilot/Guide