Moving through landscapes - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

BACON

Some of Mark Stevens' incredible jamon!

Waiting on weather in Arctic Village

The Chandalar River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Termination dust - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Super Cub - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The upper reaches of the Hulahula River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The headwaters of the Hulahula River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Welcome to the Refuge Oliver! - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Upper east fork of the Jago River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Upper - upper Jago - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Mark taking it all in - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Camp 1 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Signals of better weather? - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Oliver Buschan - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Caribou trails on the upper Jago River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Moving toward our first pass of the trip - up the valley on the left - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Good livin - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Appetizers in the Arctic - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Rounding the corner - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A sign of things to come further up the creek and pass 1 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

ATWS-2016

ATWS -2016

So we moved toward another option to get over into the upper Sheenjek River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A balancy move with a heavy pack - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The upper Jago River is rugged country - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Option 2 - Pass 1 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Up the moat of a shrinking arctic glacier - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Thinking about helmets - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The retreat from option 2 - pass 1 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Mark contemplating the decision to turn around - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A typical evening celebration - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

After the re-route, we headed toward the Hulahula River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Stop taking our picture Dan!

Cubans and whiskey each evening - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Kirk Dawson - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

On an unnamed glacier at the Jago-Hulahula divided - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The remains remind - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Camp 1 on the Jago - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Preparing to move up toward pass 1 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Heading up the upper east fork of the Jago - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

ATWS-2016

ATWS -2016

140cm (55+ inches) - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Dr. identifies - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Brooks Range and the headwaters of the Hulahula River - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Our crew at the 7000' pass between the Jago & Hulahula Rivers - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Mark & Oliver begin the descent from the pass - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Down the ice - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Dr. Kirk Dawson - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge