June 15-28, 2018
We join friends for a South-to-North traverse of the Brooks Mountains in ANWR
Video from the trip here
Video from the trip here
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
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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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