August 2006 Noatak River Float Trip
This slideshow features many of the highlights from the Herriott brother's 19 day float trip on the Noatak River in Northwest Alaska. Much of the 435 river miles of the Noatak lie in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Noatak National Preserve. The Noatak River basin is the "largest undisturbed watershed in North America." This Wild and Scenic River is also designated as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
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Ian looking over his shoulder and an excellent exposure of permafrost and ice wedges. This is a place we had a good chance of catching sight of a big-game species not many folks get a chance to anymore . . . MAMMOTH. Ian, haunted in his dreams by these bygone behemoths, longed incessantly to find a tusk thawing out of the icy grip of time . . .
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