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 nice sunny day turned mean when roaring winds assaulted us and stopped any forward progress. We huddled in the lee of some willows to cook a meal. Here you can see Trystan and the boat in the background, and the footprints of an earlier visitor of the ursine kind in the foreground.
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