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the entrance to the waldo arms Both before and after the expedition down the Aichilik River, we found comfort in an interesting hotel, airport control, restaurant, etc. located directly across from the current Kaktovik airport on Barter Island. the main common room From the outside, the place obviously doesn’t look like much. When you get inside, [...] gathering wood as fog rolls in Weather up in the arctic circle can be somewhat unpredictable. While during the summer months the the sun barely goes down low enough to count as evening, the fog often rolls in bringing the temperatures down, and making everything feel really damp. Escaping the dampness of the air, and [...] Initial base camp in Aichilik River Valley After short flight on the cub from Kaktovik, our initial drop off point put us in the foothills of the mountains. Go any higher in elevation and we’d have risked having to push or carry our rafts through shallow portions of river. From this point, which was still [...] Relaxing along the Aichilik River A photo taken in the Aichilik River valley of Alaska’s ANWR region. This was taken during the late hours of the night at approximately 11pm. Being so far north, the sun never completely sets so there’s little to differentiate from day to day. This specific photo has been [...] |
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