Nome - Barrow
Day of departure
Posing next to faince's website logo.
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Posing with Tyler.
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Nome kids.
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Preparing to leave Nome harbor.
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Getting ready to leave.
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Mike Mraz giving a hand.
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Taking off from Nome.
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Leaving Nome.
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Glenlo Abbey Hotel Ireland Emerald Triangle
Grueling Lagoon Portages
Occasionally I could portage from a rough ocean to a lagoon.
Lagoon Portage
Typical View- Backwards
I liked rowing facing backwards. Easier mentally than seeing small piece of land in distance
Sat phone- trying to look cool:)
Self portrait on sat phone. Usually checking weather or talking with fiance Sarah Hanson.
Rare calm ocean view- ~6-20-05
Notice steep shore banks. 30 miles from Cape Prince of Wales 6-20-05 - ish.
Pre-beard, Early in Trip
Only so many pics to take solo.
Beach camp- ~6-20-05
Nice campsite but cold ~30-40 at night. Close to Cape Wales.
Beach Camp- different view
Dental Hygiene
A pic for my dentist friends. Keeping hygiene was a way to keep sane.
Hand blistered early in trip
First 2-3 weeks hands were open sores all day long. Neosporin was my friend!
6-20-05 Calm water. Cape P Wales
I was lucky to have calm water passing the cape. Current was amazing!!
Village of Wales 6-20-05
Cape Prince of Wales is the farthest point West in the US on land.
Cape Prince of Wales 6-20-5
Looks calm above with raging current underneath. Lucky day to pass in calm water.
Forward looking toward Cape
Notice Tin City, old military site to the right.
Greeting in Shishmaref, 6-25-05
Landing in Shishmaref was so foggy Rachel could hardly see me to wave me in to shore.
Foggy Water, 6-23-05
Ice fog. Navigate only by GPS most of the day June 25th or so.
Shishmaref Landing, 6-25-05
Long 12 hr day of cold ice fog rowing. Relief to land in Shishmaref.
Dragging boat.
Rachel helping me drag this 400 pound loaded beast of a boat on shore.
First soda
Drinking only water past 9 days, this coke tasted so good. Floss regularly!
Fog, 6/24/05
Typical weather from Wales/Shishmaref/Espenberg coast
Slanted ocean, rougher day.
Hard taking pics when rowing in rougher water. That's why most pics are nice!
Wales/Shishmaref/Espenberg coast
~6-24-05
Foggy Chukchi Coast, 6-24-05
Cold, ice fog dropped temps to below freezing and damp.
6-24-05, Ice floes
Notice the fog on the same day in prev pic. Good example how fast weather changes.
Chukchi Coast, 6-24-05
Chukchi Sea, foggy day
Sun blocked by fog on ocean, 6-25-05
Ice floes, 6-25-05
Ice & fog 6-25-05
Ice pack came in and ocean calmed due to pack suppressing waves.
Coastal outlook, 6-26-05
Sunset/sunrise 3 am 6-26-05
After leaving Shishmaref fog lifted and weather became great. A rare rare treat!
Kotzebue with Karl, 6-28-05
After the 36 mile open water crossing I was glad to see Karl Erickson in Kotzebue.
Leaving Kotzebue
Heading towards Sheshalik
Chukchi Sea
Kotzebue Region, sunny day but winds exceeding 25 knots.
Kotzebue
Passing Cape Krusenstern, 7-3
Typical shorebreak towards Kivalina
Same as prev pic, 7-3-05
Sunny but windy day, 7-3-05
Enjoying sun but hating wind.
Rare Lagoon Retreat, 7-4-05
Portaged to Kotlik Lagoon for an easy 5 miles. Well worth the work, ough ocean.
Chariot, 7-7-05
Abandoned military site, Cape Thompson.
Cape Thompson 7-7-05
Deceptive, good weather here but other side 10 miles away 6-8 ft slammers.
Ring and run 7-9-05
After finally passing Cape Thompson, 2 am bear touched my tent then ran.
Cape Thompson, 2am
Finally passed the cape when winds calmed at 10pm. Scrambled 10 miles in 3 hrs.
Closer to Point Hope, 7-8-05
Franklin Sage & Jacob Lane helping me out in Point Hope
Cape Dyer 7-13 to 7-18
Stuck 20 miles before Cape Lisborne. Wind/waves severe before able to pass.
Cape Dyer 7-13 to 7-18
Stuck 20 miles before Cape Lisborne. Wind/waves severe before able to pass.
Hands Calloused & numb
After callousing my hands/arm would go numb at night, paralyzed for hrs sometimes
Cape Dyer 7-13 to 7-18
Cape Dyer 7-13 to 7-18
Moments of good weather between wind change--drove me nuts b/c clear but 1 hr later.....
Cape Dyer 7-13 to 7-18
Weather changed so frequently. Down drafts were severe, buckling tent
Post Beard, ~7-25-05
Cape Lisborne radar station
James picked me up in a 6wheeler drove me back to military post to feed me.
Caribou outside my tent, 7-30-05
Point Lay region
Bear eating whale, ~7-27-05
Between Cape Lisborne and Point Lay saw lots of bears.
April.jpg
April.jpg 2007-04-24
Barrow finish.jpg
Barrow finish.jpg 2007-04-24
Barrow- Richard, Arlene, Joann Glenn greeting.jpg
Barrow- Richard, Arlene, Joann Glenn greeting.jpg 2007-04-24
Barrow Interview with KBRW Radio Earl Finkler.jpg
Barrow Interview with KBRW Radio Earl Finkler.jpg 2007-04-24
barrow finish radio.jpg
barrow finish radio.jpg 2007-04-24
barrow rowing to shore.jpg
barrow rowing to shore.jpg 2007-04-24
barrowonshore.jpg
barrowonshore.jpg 2007-04-24
barrowfinish6.jpg
barrowfinish6.jpg 2007-04-24
loading on 4-wheeler back to ocean point hope.jpg
loading on 4-wheeler back to ocean point hope.jpg 2005-07-12
barrowfinish4.jpg
barrowfinish4.jpg 2007-04-24
more ouch.JPG
more ouch.JPG 2007-04-24
point hope map discussion.jpg
point hope map discussion.jpg 2005-07-12
Peards Bay.jpg
More fog 2006, caribou on shore
Taking a rest, 2006.jpg
Towards Peards Bay north of Wainwright
Gentle Calm 2006
Calm waters in 06, warm but lots of ice floes toward wainwright
transport back to ocean point hope.jpg
transport back to ocean point hope.jpg 2005-07-12
Point Hope Help.jpg
Lagoon launch and windy day 2005
Point Hope prayer.jpg
2005-07-12
Rowing among Ice heading toward Barrow.jpg
Rowing among Ice heading toward Barrow.jpg 2007-04-24
rowing to barrow.jpg
rowing to barrow.jpg 2007-04-24