Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska 2016


June 15-28, 2018


We join friends for a South-to-North traverse of the Brooks Mountains in ANWR

Video from the trip here

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June 15: Driving to Fairbanks

June 16: Last minute decision of weather, drop off on the Sheenjek River

June 17: Hiking up the Sheenjek River

June 18: Grizzly bear, setting up camp at the confluence

June 19: Day hike up the west fork, close encounters with the caribou, wolf spotting

June 20: Day hike up the east fork

June 21: Wolverine spotting, snow storm on summer solstice

June 22: Second wolf, moving down river, second grizzly

June 23: Day hike up "Valley of the Waterfalls"

June 24: Caribou encounter, third wolf, moving up Waterfall Valley

June 25: Over the pass into the Jago River valley

June 26: Walking down the Jago River Valley

June 27: Crossing the East fork Jago River, long haul to the landing strip

June 28: Pick up, flying home



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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2016 Map
Click here to enlarge


Red = Hiking route
Purple = Day hikes
Orange Triangle = Campsites
Green Tag = Drop off/Pick up points
Blue Dot = Points of difficulty (Continental Divide & East Fork Jago crossing)


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