A job with a view (of bears and more) for a Southeast Alaska seaplane pilot.
JUNEAU, Alaska — On a Wednesday afternoon at work, Sean Kveum looks outside the window to his right and spots a bear, then another one. From the cockpit of his de Havilland Beaver bush plane, he loops around to get a better look.
Life at a higher altitude with a spectacular view is the only kind of life Kveum has known since his days growing up in Hoonah.
“The only way on and off the island was by ferry or airplane,” Kveum said, recalling his early days as a young passenger admiring the art of aviation.