ANWR Tours

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

ANWR is a remarkable place to visit. Take a look at some images, videos and informative articles about the refuge. I’m currently compiling a series of articles and posts I’ve written on the refuge over the years into an eBook. be sure to subscribe to the blog to receive a notifier when it’s finalized.

We offer rafting float trips, photography tours and hiking and backpacking trips in the Refuge. The Canning River Rafting trip is always a blast. And to see polar bears, nowhere on earth beats our Polar Bear Photo Tour in the Refuge. Amazing creatures.

In the meantime, enjoy the blog.

The Heart of the Park, Wrangell St. Elias National Park backpacking trip.

Best Place to Backpack in Alaska?

Where in Alaska do YOU want to backpack? For me, it’s everywhere at once. If the weather is good.But my absolute Number one, FAVORITE place? .. read on ..

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Polar bear cub in snow – IOM June 2021

A curious young polar bear takes a look at our photo tour, ANWR, Alaska.

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polar bear mother and cub at sunset.

Favorite Images, 2019

Hey Folks Wrapped up another year, and to start off the new year, here’s a look back at some of our favorite images from 2019. And we look forward to making a whole lot more, along with a veritable bevvy of more fun photos, this year. Enjoy,

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A bald eagle approaching directly at me, in light snow, Chilkat River, Haines, Alaska.

Favorite Photos, 2018

A collection of favorite images from 2018 with Carl Donohue and Expeditions Alaska. Polar bears, brown bear, aurora and bald eagles.

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Alaska polar bear rolling on snow in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.

Polar bears and the Arctic

Click the above image to view a larger version of the photo. Hey folks, A little known fact, but an important one. Particularly if you’re a penguin. “Arktos” is an an ancient Greek word for “bear”. “Arctic” is a reference to bear.

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Silhouette of Alaska polar bear Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska

Favorite Photos 2017

A short selection of photos from Expeditions Alaska’s 2017 trips. All images taken by your Expeditions Alaska guides on real, actual trips. Tonsa’ fun. Come on out and give one a try.

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A silhouetted polar bear on the Coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR.

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Passes the US Senate

Hey Folks Tonight we have some rather ugly news. Sadly, I present to you that portion of the US Tax Bill passed by the US Senate tonight that seriously threatens a place very dear to me. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, as it’s casually called. Click to read it and weep. “The Secretary […]

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Rafting trip on Marsh Fork River, Canning River, ANWR, Alaska.

Rafting in ANWR; Image of the Month, Nov 2017

Hey Folks, Wow, November is here already. Here’s an image from our Canning River Rafting trip in the ANWR this past summer. This year we took group of 6 people out in the refuge for 12 days, with 2 rafts, tons of food and we all had a blast. Fun trip, a great mix of […]

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Hiking and rafting trips in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.

Protect the Arctic

Hey folks, A nice short video of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from We Are The Arctic a grassroots coalition whose mission is to raise awareness for and protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Excellent cinematography that highlights the beauty and the wildness of this special place. It’s always a treat to return to […]

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Polar bear photo weight of a polar bear, Alaska.

How big is a polar bear?

Large adult male polar bears can weigh over 1400lbs. Seriously? How big? We’ve all heard polar bears are the largest terrestrial carnivore, right? We’ll side-step the rather silly idea of labelling Ursus maritimus (Sea bear), a marine mammal, as a “land-based carnivore ” for the moment. Instead consider the point behind it. Polar bears are […]

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