Two of our party one evening at Caribou Pass.
I helped mix a chocolate cake. Cindy helped me clean the bowl.
These delicate flowers were everywhere.
Fishing on the Kongukut. On this channel we could only find Greyling. Earlier in our trip there were large and colorful Char.
The sun set around 10:30, though it never seemed to get very dark.
We spent an extra day at Caribou Pass (on purpose) to go hiking.
Cindy picking blueberries.
Arctic poppy.
Mosquitos bothered us a couple of times, but never seemed to bite. On this hike they also really liked his fleece and otherwise kept away from us.
Random cheesy poppy shot.
Wild blueberries are a fantastic snack. Wild blueberries by the dozen are even better.
Rather suddenly the terrain changed from tundra to shale on our final hike.
We hiked the dome. It didn't look like anything special, but there were many false peaks and eventually we were far above any other mountain around.
The beginning of a series of 9 shots- a 360° view from the top.
From the top we could see the foothills and the ice at the mouth of the river...
and the arctic ice shelf. It was also amazingly cold. Clouds also kept on moving in and out.
Canada! The next time we saw these mountains they were covered in snow.
The Kongukut River and the Brooks Range.