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  • Squirreltail Grass
    Squirreltail Grass
    Hordeum jubatum
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#5243
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chandalar Shelf
    Chandalar Shelf
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#5256
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Grey Shrike
    Great Grey Shrike
    Lanius excubitor
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#3679
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Red-backed Vole
    Northern Red-backed Vole
    Clethrionomys rutilus
    Atigun Pass, Dalton Highway, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#3697
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Red-backed Vole
    Northern Red-backed Vole
    Clethrionomys rutilus
    Atigun Pass, Dalton Highway, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#3707
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Ground Squirrel
    Arctic Ground Squirrel
    Spermophilus parryii
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#3725
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Ground Squirrel
    Arctic Ground Squirrel
    Spermophilus parryii
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#3758
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trans-Alaska Pipeline
    Trans-Alaska Pipeline
    Bends allow for expansion and contraction of the pipe in this extreme environment.
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#5259
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tundra Swans
    Tundra Swans
    Cygnus columbianus
    Atigun River, Dalton Highway, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#3791
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atigun River
    Atigun River
    6 Tundra Swans on the right side of the river.
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#5260
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Peak
    Mountain Peak
    Atigun River, Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#5266
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bad Wreck
    Bad Wreck
    Wreckers aren't readily available along the route.
    Wiseman to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 4, 2011
    2011-09-04#5271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Aurora Hotel
    Aurora Hotel
    Basic oilfield hotel built to Arctic requirements.
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5272
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oilfield Support Equipment
    Oilfield Support Equipment
    Designed for snow and ice conditions.
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5274
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oilfield Support Equipment
    Oilfield Support Equipment
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5279
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oilfield Support Equipment
    Oilfield Support Equipment
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5284
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pacific Loon
    Pacific Loon
    Gavia pacifica - record photo.
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3877
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowy Owl
    Snowy Owl
    Nyctea scandiaca
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3896
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-throated Loons
    Red-throated Loons
    Gavia stellata - parent and out-of-focus juvenile in the foreground.
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3905
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowy Owl
    Snowy Owl
    Nyctea scandiaca
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3924
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Owl
    Short-eared Owl
    Asio flammeus
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3943
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowy Owl
    Snowy Owl
    Nyctea scandiaca - road-marking posts afford the only tall vantage point for this predator.
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3947
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cessna 1900C
    Cessna 1900C
    Our ride to Barter Island.
    Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5287
    Larry L. Jackson