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 river bluff supports an interesting plant assemblage of what appears to be grasses and wormwood (Artemesia). Many paleo- folks think that this may have been a common plant community type during the time of the mammoths. These days this kind of community is interestingly most often found on south-facing river bluffs.
