Caribou for the taking (08 July 08 12:58)
[kaktovik, barter island, caribou]
Taken 12:58, 07/07/2008
Panoramic photo by
Matt Nolan
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Caribou for the taking (08 July 08 12:58)[kaktovik, barter island, caribou]Taken 12:58, 07/07/2008 Panoramic photo by Matt NolanPopular
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Snow fences help control where blowing snow settles. By slowing down the wind, the snow settles here instead of in town, where it would cause more prob...
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We have found and sorted all of the gear shipped to Kaktovik, and are now waiting for ski plane transportation to McCall Glacier. It's a lot of stuff!
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Ice-rich bluffs on Barter Island thaw and slump into the ocean, eroding the coastline.
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Ice-rich bluffs on Barter Island erode thermally and slump into the ocean, causing the shoreline to gradually eat the island.
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The local hunt whales, and leave the carcasses here once they take the meat off. The polar bears know this, and show up weeks in advance waiting for th...
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This panorama was taken during a trip to collect GPS ground control points for a new topographic map we are making in this region.
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This panorama was taken at the Bitty airstrip near the Jago River. We measured GPS ground control points here as part of a new topographic mapping proj...
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This panorama was taken on the Bitty airstrip near the Jago River. Here we collected GPS ground control points for a new topographic map we are making.
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We stopped at the Bitty airstrip to rearrange the cargo in the plane after our air drops. This airstrip is a popular one for visitors to the Arctic Nat...
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The coastal plain is flat, really flat. Here we enjoy a scrumptious dinner of hot dogs and mosquitos.
