Marsh Fork - Canning River raft trip - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Rafting through many habitats from high in the Brooks Range to almost the Arctic Ocean. 		 
Hiking above the river high in the Brooks Range
Click to see big picture (633x475 pixels; 52 KB) 		Peregrine Falcon - stooping
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Horned Grebe
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Click to see big picture (315x475 pixels; 49 KB) 		Gray-headed Chickadee
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Click to see big picture (700x459 pixels; 20 KB) 		Dancing with Caribou
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Gryfalcon
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Arctic Tern
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Click to see big picture (631x475 pixels; 112 KB) 		Taking a break from paddling on the Marsh Fork Canning
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Stopping to watch the Musk Oxen
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Musk Oxen
Click to see big picture (633x475 pixels; 56 KB) 		Elegant Paintbrush
Click to see big picture (356x475 pixels; 43 KB) 		Stilt Sandpiper
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Wagtail camp, looking back to the Brooks Range from where we came.
Click to see big picture (693x475 pixels; 80 KB) 		Yellow-billed Loon
Click to see big picture (700x473 pixels; 80 KB) 		Midnight on the Coastal Plain
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Bird the boonies - so many birds, so little time