Author: Carol and Jim

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
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
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
Bio… Kaitlyn Weitzeil PO Box 194 Cantwell AK 99729
20 January, 2016
Ty is the kinda guy who’ll swat the mosquitoes off your backside without hesitation..         Ty Fulmer ty_fulmer@yahoo.com PO Box 194 Cantwell AK 99729
10 April, 2015
Molly Dullanty Gillespie is originally from Spokane, WA and came to Alaska in 1998, where she first met her husband, Jeff. A lover of mountains, rivers, wildflowers and wild spaces, Molly enjoys gaining knowledge of the natural world and sharing it with others as a...
10 April, 2015
Jeff Gillespie, “Country,” grew up running the rapids of the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River in the mountains of South Carolina. The beauty and magic of the Chattooga shaped his impressions of the natural world at a young age. He came to Alaska in 1995...
10 April, 2015
Cyn is one badass mofo you do NOT want to mess with.. Cynthia (Cyn) Domaruk groovycyn@hotmail.com PO Box 151 Cantwell, AK 99729
10 April, 2015