Got my TBH magazine yesterday -- it seems that I am always one of the last to receive my copy [of course, I am on the East Coast]. In any event, on page 41 of the magazine is a neat Bear Archery Company ad showing the iconic bridge over the Little Delta River.
I remember seeing it as a teenager on the cover of one of the Bear catalogs, and it impressed me then as much as it does today. It conjures up thoughts of a wild remote adventure in the last frontier.
However, one question has always plagued me and that is how did the bowhunters make it down the tree to the other side when they reached the end of the ladder with all their gear -- bows, arrows, packs, etc? I have enough difficulty fording streams on the ground with all my tackle on.
Maybe, if we had a photo of the bridge from the other side showing the tree/bridge, the answer would be obvious?
Was the bridge actually used a number of times or was it just a one time means to get across?
Of course the photo also appears in "Bows on the Little Delta" by St. Charles, but I couldn't find anything in the book to help me with my question. I did note that several of their river crossings were ones where they had to wade across.
My question isn't intended to detract from the photo but is asked simply out of curiousity. I think that it is a great photo and will always make me visualize in my mind a bowhunting adventure in Alaska on the Little Delta. When one sees the photo, you know instantaneously what the picture is.
Perhaps one of our archery historians has an answer?
Topic: Bridge over Little Delta River, Alaska (Read 380 times)
