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The incongruously named “National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska” (NPRA) is an area that we feel is of great importance. Encompassing the largest single unit of public land in our nation, this vast tract of land in the Western Arctic, lying between the Brooks Range and the Arctic...
02 January, 2018
Each year we like to offer the opportunity to watch summer come to life in the arctic, within the flexible setting of a basecamp trip. On this trip we’ll be camped in the mountains at the edge of the coastal plain in the Arctic National...
03 October, 2022
We’ve designed this unique trip for National Parks enthusiasts who are looking for an outstanding opportunity to visit both the Gates of the Arctic and the Kobuk Valley National Parks on one trip. On this basecamp trip, we’ll spend four nights and four days camping,...
23 February, 2021
We’ve designed this unique trip for National Parks enthusiasts who are looking for an outstanding opportunity to visit both the Gates of the Arctic and the Kobuk Valley National Parks on one trip. On this basecamp trip, we’ll spend five days camping, hiking, and canoeing...
13 December, 2019
Rafting the Kongakut is a classic Arctic river experience. Beginning in the heart of the mountains, we paddle this fast-paced river through beautiful wide valleys and exciting canyons, to the expansive vistas of the take-out point in the last foothills before the plains. From a...
20 January, 2016
This river, its lower stretch forming the NW boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is one of the Brooks Range’s often overlooked gems. Its unusual beauty has attracted landscape artists, enticing them to capture its colors, moods and vibrant energy. The beauty begins with...
05 January, 2016
We’ve designed this unique trip for National Parks enthusiasts who are looking for an outstanding opportunity to visit both the Gates of the Arctic and the Kobuk Valley National Parks on one trip. On this basecamp trip, we’ll spend five days camping, hiking, and canoeing...
18 February, 2023
The Nigu River merges with the Etivluk, which then flows north into the immense Colville River drainage northwest of Gates of the Arctic National Park. These remote, rarely run rivers carve a course from within the mountains out across the rolling tundra of the north...
08 January, 2016
One of several spectacular mountain lakes in the northwest corner of Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve is the setting for this trip, with rugged peaks soaring above the sweeping expanse of tundra. We pick these remote locations both for their remarkable beauty...
22 January, 2017
Homesick Hawaiian natives, shanghied to work on whaling ships at the turn of the century, named the Hulahula river for the way it snakes across the coastal plain in the Arctic Refuge. On this outstanding river trip, you’ll experience the full range of the Arctic...
12 June, 2023
Backpacking in the Brooks Range is the ultimate backpacking experience. Until you experience it, it’s hard to imagine what it feels like to be a true explorer, with absolutely no trails, markers or campsites directing your way. Instead, we rely on the vegetation and terrain...
07 September, 2010
The incongruously named “Natl. Petroleum Reserve-Alaska” (NPRA) is an area that we feel is of great importance. Encompassing the largest single unit of public land in our nation, this vast tract of land in the Western Arctic, lying between the Brooks Range and the Arctic...
06 June, 2011