58 and 59

58 and 59

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June 21st 2015

Published: September 30th 2017

Geo: 66.8906, -151.478We had scheduled three nights at Bettles to give us a better chance of having good weather and being able to fly to the two parks. We were fortunate to have good weather and were able to fly to both, Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic National Parks on Sunday, the first of the two full days that we were there. Kevin, the pilot for Bettles Lodge, flew us first to Kobuk ... Read Full Entry

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Anne & Lee

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Anne and I started our hiking trips back in 2001 and have managed to get two or three trips in each year since. Most of the trips were part of our quest to hike in all of the US National Parks, a quest we completed in 2015 with our trip to Alaska and the Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley parks. At that time there were 59 parks. Since 2015 we have revisited some of our favorite areas and those have been blogged as well. Additionally, along the way we’ve taken a couple of trips to Canada where we hiked in most, if not all, of the Canadian National Parks in the Rocky Mountains. And then ... full info

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The Alaska Pipeline

In Fairbanks, AK.

A Pig

This was a tool used to scrape wax from the interior of the Alaska Pipeline when oil first started flowing in the pipe. Once it became warm enough it was no longer needed and a lighter and softer polyurethane version is used today to keep the pipeline clear.

Into the sunset -------.

Actually, the sunrise. In fact, this was the first sunrise we had seen in about 4 days since the sun had always been UP in Bettles. Taken from the plane on the way from Fairbanks to Minneapolis.

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