landing strip
This airstrip near the mouth of the Aichilik river, where it empties into the Beaford Sea lies an old military landing strip. The strip was originally build by the United States Fish and Wildlife as a camp during the days of the cold war. Today it is mainly used by the US [...]
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 [...]