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clear placeholder image An aerial view shows the Kobuk River curving through the flatlands with the Brooks Range in the distance on a cloudy day. Inset photo: 'The pumpkin' is the National Park ServiceÕs orange and brown float plane

Gates of the Arctic National Park is vast and remote. There are no roads, or airports. The most common way to travel is in small airplanes, often equipped with floats like these for landing on lakes and rivers.

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While the weather here can be tough and challenging, there are also times when the lake is mirror-calm and serene, and the only sound is the cry of a loon.

Mt. Igipak and others reflect in the still waters of Walker Lake.
a clear gif placeholder image Map of northern Alaska. This journey begins near the headwaters of the Kobuk River, on the south slope of the Brooks Range.