Arrigetch Peaks and Noatak Float, July & August 2019
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Unloading the Coyote Air DeHavilland Beaver on the Alatna River
The Arrigetch Peaks, Xanadu’s Grayling Wall, reflected in a pond.
About a third of the way up Ariel Peak/the pass out of the Arrigetch, looking back into the Arrigetch Valley.
Early morning traverse of a ridgeline between the Awlinyak and the Kaluluktok drainages, near the Continental Divide. This pass was a classic case of “man, are we sure this goes?” And then it went so, so smooth!
Five of the six of us, finally arriving in the Noatak River basin. From here, it’s all downhill to Kotzebue.
Arriving at the food/gear/boat drop near the Noatak headwaters. Crysten’s birthday is tomorrow — there’s beer to chill in the river!
A typical Noatak campsite.
Permafrost near Noatak Village. Hard not to fill the gravity of climate change, watching it drip away. The fishing got hot right here.
Yum. At the time, my biggest fish ever.
Near the crossing to Kotzebue. We were blessed with calm water.
A 1 a.m. sunset above Kotzebue, looking toward Cape Krusenstern National Monument.
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