Our trip into ANWR, through Equinox Wilderness Expeditions, began the morning of June 24, 2009 with a flight from Fairbanks Airport to Kaktovik (Barter Island) via Frontier Flying Service.


Upon our arrival in Kaktovik we would be ferried into ANWR via Waldo Arms Flying Service aboard a Bush Plane. We also received updates of where folks thought the Caribou Herds were moving and what would be the best place to set up camp. After a round of discussion, we felt setting up along the Aichilik River would be the best location, since some other groups were camped near there and they had good reports about Caribou moving through the area. High winds would delay our flight into ANWR for several hours, and we also would be flown in one at a time with the pilot since the ony aircraft that was available was a Piper Cub.


Later that evening the winds died down and we were flown in one at a time, landing on a gravel bar along the Aichilik River - our guide first, then Dan and finally Peggie. We set up a Tent Base Camp along the Aichilik River just inside the foothills. The camp consisted of the two sleeping tents and a cooking/food storage tent.