Photos from Alaska arctic region
Day 6, June 19, 2014 45 miles packrafting through the Arctic Refuge on the Ivishak River. A 7 day, 170 mile wilderness backpack and packraft trip along the Ribdon, Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. While we would have welcomed the sunshine on this fine morning, it was not to be seen today. A short…
Day 5, June 18, 2014, 34 miles packrafting the Ivishak River. A 7-day, 170-mile wilderness backpack, and packraft trip along the Ribdon, Ivishak, and Sagavanirktok rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. The spring-blooming flowers beautifully colored our campsite on the tundra bench by the river. Namely Lapland rosebay, bright pink, and mountain aven, the ubiquitous blooming white…
Day 4, June 17, 2014, The Ribdon to Ivishak River. 14 miles hiking Crossed two mountain summits No packraft crossings Arrived at the Ivishak River A 7 day, 170 mile wilderness trip from the Ribdon to Ivishak River in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. Today we would move out of the Ribdon to the Ivishak river. The morning…
Day 3, June 16, 2014, 18 miles hiking along the Ribdon River No packraft crossings today. 18 miles backpacking. A 7 day, 170 mile wilderness hiking trip along the Ribdon River valley and packraft down the Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers, Alaska’s Brooks Range, June 14-20. Hiking on day 3 was mainly along the broad, braided river bed of the Ribdon River.…
Day 2, June 15, 2014, 18 miles backpacking the Ribdon River One river crossing in a packraft (Ribdon) Describing my 7 day, 170 mile wilderness backpack and packraft trip along the Ribdon, Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. Route Map – hike up the Ribdon river valley, Packraft down the Ivishak river. 3.5 days…
Day 1, June 14, 2014, 7 miles backpacking the Ribdon River One river crossing in a packraft (Sagavanirktok) Describing my 7 day, 170 mile wilderness backpack and packraft trip along the Ribdon, Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. As a preamble, let me reiterate that I’m a beginner in the “light and…
To embark on an extensive human-powered journey in Alaska’s Arctic is always a mix of high adventure, survival, and a few tenuous moments. It just seems to shake out that way every time I do it. But every trip has been fantastic, and my most recent journey was no different. For those who may want to…
I’m back from another wonderful journey to Alaska’s Arctic. After a few days on the Arctic North Slope, photographing birds, I began a long trek through the Brooks Range (I’ll share pics from that trip soon). Clear skies in June in Alaska means that one’s photo schedule shifts to the night time (although there is…
During my early summer photo ventures into Alaska’s Arctic, I’ve collected qiviut from the willow bushes along the tundra. What is qiviut? It is the super soft undercoating of the muskox. In June, as the summer warmth comes to the Arctic, the muskox shed their winter coat. I’ll be traveling to the Arctic a handful…
I’m finalizing the design and image selection for my 2016 Alaska calendar and I’m vacillating between these two polar bear pictures for the month of December. Which one would you choose?