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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This photograph was taken on the second morning of our backpacking trip (Day 4: August 15). We pitched our tent high on the eastern ridge of Tupik valley as we planned to leave this basecamp set up and go for a day hike to gain a better view of Igikpak. The light band of rock in the distance is the limestone that we had visited two days before.
