Colville III- Alaskan Arctic River
RKahn | March 5, 2010
The gravel bar is a jumble of jagged clay rock; there are fossils everywhere, worms and seashells, fragments of petrified wood, fern leaves, an ancient world frozen in stone. I imagine myself walking in an ancient arctic rain forest. We climb up the cliff above our tents following game trails and eating blueberries. There are [...]
Colville II- Alaskan Arctic River
RKahn | March 5, 2010
The owl flies silently over my head, white and brown wings making no sound…over the river into the tundra, the owl drops out of sight and then emerges from a fold in the land a small creature tucked in its talons…Screeching peregrine chicks hidden somewhere on the cliff face, strident calls, chaotic screaming…pleading, hidden from [...]
Headed out for the Western Arctic
Peter Polson | July 26, 2009
Here are two maps related to our 10 day trip this week into the Western Arctic: State of Alaska (click here) and more specifically the Western Arctic (click here) with our proposed route in red. If technology works on our side, there will be some satellite phone voice blogs on this site in the coming days from the [...]