The History of Breakaway Park
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Breakaway Park History
Walter Yates had a life long dream to explore the Alaskan Wilderness and to live off the
land, just as the early settlers did.
In 1975, Walter located a site on the Post River, about 200 miles Northwest of
Anchorage Alaska, in the Kuskokwim Mountains. He built a small log cabin and
spent a year there alone. For the most part he lived off the land as he always
wanted to do. Meat, fish, berries, mushrooms, all where plentiful.
During his time in Alaska, Walter recorded on film his existence in the Koskokwim
Mountains. His eventual goal was to make a short documentary of the experience.
As it turned out the short documentary was later developed into a 90-minute
docu-drama. After much thought it became obvious the name should be BREAKAWAY,
because as it turns out it was his Breakaway from the rat race of the crowded city life.
During the long winter months, Walter a Pilot, planned and designed a residential
community, a fly-in development where pilots could keep their planes in their own
backyards. He named the development Breakaway Park the same as he did his movie.
Walter Yates spent almost a year searching for the PERFECT site for his project.
The main requirement was that it must have enough room to accommodate a
3000-foot airstrip. The ideal spot was located 3 miles east of Cedar Park Texas
and only 15 minutes Northwest of Austin.