I'm not sure how I missed this until now but I did this exact same trip last summer. Put in at the exact spot on the Alatna and it was touch and go as far as getting out of Circle Lake as it was foggy. But the pilot made it in for us on time. We had a very wet trip but lucked out in a way 'cause it started raining the night before we put the rafts in so very little raft dragging. Due to the consistent rain (mostly at night) we listened to 2 or 3 nights of rock slides in the Arrigetch. Ominous!! Picked a bunch of berries on the bench to the left of where Arrigetch creek spits and had VERY yummy blueberry pancakes! What a sight those mountains are!!! THX for posting
I would really like to go here after seeing this. The Arrigetch peaks look amazing. Also if your looking for more solitude, I had a friend that spent 2 weeks up in wabakimi provincial park in Ontario, and he didn’t see a single person. Great job with the video
I am so glad I found your channel, thanks for commenting back and letting me know about this video. Hopefully I can get there and locate the site of the family members cabin I mentioned. I am pretty sure I know where it is/was along the route you took in this video. Would you mind if I were to contact you someday and ask a few questions?
Thank you! We were there in the third week of July. The bugs weren't bad, but there were a couple of days when they were worse. My experience has been that it's very location and weather specific. So, you can run into bugs at one place, and literally go five miles and be totally away from any bugs. Or it can be windy at an otherwise buggy place and drive the bugs away. I think headnets are a good idea, but I really didn't run into any of those massive Alaska mosquitos in the Brooks Range.
I'm not sure how I missed this until now but I did this exact same trip last summer. Put in at the exact spot on the Alatna and it was touch and go as far as getting out of Circle Lake as it was foggy. But the pilot made it in for us on time. We had a very wet trip but lucked out in a way 'cause it started raining the night before we put the rafts in so very little raft dragging. Due to the consistent rain (mostly at night) we listened to 2 or 3 nights of rock slides in the Arrigetch. Ominous!! Picked a bunch of berries on the bench to the left of where Arrigetch creek spits and had VERY yummy blueberry pancakes! What a sight those mountains are!!! THX for posting
How gorgeous how beautiful that landscape is thank you for sharing I’m envious of you
The narration did not distract from the breathtaking scenery. Great video!
I love the quotes from Bob Marshall you included. Really adds to the video
Narration incredible--should be 1.3 million visits here. This trip has been my dream trip.
Aw, thanks! I’m glad you liked it! Go do the trip…it’s amazing.
I love the feeling of being so small while adventuring in Alaska.
A beautifully shot and narrated video 👍
Beautiful. I'm headed there this Summer. Can't wait.
Thank you! You'll love the trip!
Beautiful video. Brings back memories. I did the same trip, solo, in 2011, all the way to Alallaket and never saw another soul. Great memories.
I would really like to go here after seeing this. The Arrigetch peaks look amazing. Also if your looking for more solitude, I had a friend that spent 2 weeks up in wabakimi provincial park in Ontario, and he didn’t see a single person. Great job with the video
I’ll definitely check into that. Thanks!
I am so glad I found your channel, thanks for commenting back and letting me know about this video. Hopefully I can get there and locate the site of the family members cabin I mentioned. I am pretty sure I know where it is/was along the route you took in this video. Would you mind if I were to contact you someday and ask a few questions?
I’d love to help in any way I can! You can email me at web@outsidebynature.com.
@@OutsideByNature Thank you, I'll get a hold of you when I get serious about planning.
Looks incredible. Noticed you had bug nets on, how were the bugs overall and what time of year was it?
Thank you! We were there in the third week of July. The bugs weren't bad, but there were a couple of days when they were worse. My experience has been that it's very location and weather specific. So, you can run into bugs at one place, and literally go five miles and be totally away from any bugs. Or it can be windy at an otherwise buggy place and drive the bugs away. I think headnets are a good idea, but I really didn't run into any of those massive Alaska mosquitos in the Brooks Range.