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Session 2 - Brooks Range

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Our Wilderness Trip along the Alatna River
Our Wilderness Trip along the Alatna River		 Starting Point - Historic Bettles Lodge
Starting Point - Historic Bettles Lodge		 Packing our gear
Packing our gear		 Bear-proofing our food
Bear-proofing our food
Ready to go
Ready to go		 On the way to the float plane base
On the way to the float plane base		 Loading gear into float plane
Loading gear into float plane		 Refueling
Refueling
Getting nervous
Getting nervous		 Anxiety builds
Anxiety builds		 Thunder in coach class
Thunder in coach class		 Griinn - first time flying a float plane
Griinn - first time flying a float plane
Alaska Wilderness
Alaska Wilderness		 Landing on Circle Lake
Landing on Circle Lake		 Group picture with Kevin our pilot
Group picture with Kevin our pilot		 Unloading equipment
Unloading equipment
Plane is departing
Plane is departing		 Plane is departing
Plane is departing		 Plane is departing
Plane is departing		 Plane is departing
Plane is departing
Out in the wild - sudden intensive emotions
Out in the wild - sudden intensive emotions		 Ready to hike the Arrigetch Peaks
Ready to hike the Arrigetch Peaks		 On the way up the hill
On the way up the hill		 Turning around - our packs are too heavy
Turning around - our packs are too heavy
Pristine forests
Pristine forests		 Bear country
Bear country		 Inflating our canoe and 2 mile portage
Inflating our canoe and 2 mile portage		 Inflating again
Inflating again
Break on gravel bar
Break on gravel bar		 Down the Alatna river
Down the Alatna river		 Down the Alatna river
Down the Alatna river		 Lunch on a gravel bar
Lunch on a gravel bar
Bear tracks everywhere
Bear tracks everywhere		 ...and bear scat, too (no watch in this one:-)
...and bear scat, too (no watch in this one:-)		 Camping on gravel bar
Camping on gravel bar		 Early morning - Thunder is still sleepy
Early morning - Thunder is still sleepy
Day 4 - we reach Steve and Kay's cabin
Day 4 - we reach Steve and Kay's cabin		 Steve and Kay's cabin
Steve and Kay's cabin		 Steve and Kay's cabin
Steve and Kay's cabin		 Cabin with a view
Cabin with a view
Caribou - killed by wolves
Caribou - killed by wolves		 Dayhike around Takahula Lake
Dayhike around Takahula Lake		 Dayhike around Takahula Lake
Dayhike around Takahula Lake		 Dayhike around Takahula Lake
Dayhike around Takahula Lake
View from our campsite at Takahula Lake
View from our campsite at Takahula Lake		 Picture taken before midnight!
Picture taken before midnight!		 Finally - our way out back to civilization on day 8
Finally - our way out back to civilization on day 8		 Saying goodbye to Steve and Kay
Saying goodbye to Steve and Kay
Base for Bettles float plane pond
Base for Bettles float plane pond		 Driving back to the lodge - tired and exhausted!
Driving back to the lodge - tired and exhausted!
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