Traditionally, helicopters have been used to rescue people who, for varied reasons, have become unwillingly isolated from their fellow man. Snatched from the jaws of danger, these victims of fate are hoisted aloft, thanks to a set of whirling rotorblades and a skillful pilot, and deposited into the waiting, grateful arms of their fellow humans. Rescued from the terrible isolation of the wilderness, returned to the safety of civilization.
Then there are those who yearn to reverse this flow, to use the special talents of the rotorcraft to get away from it all, a process of intentional isolation so neatly summarized in the spirit of the Chet Baker jazz classic, “Let’s Get Lost.” The result has been the advent of a new kind of tourist attraction–isolated yet luxurious backcountry lodges, accessible only via air, where the fish are plentiful, the evenings starry and tranquil and the paths far from beaten.
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