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Canoeing Kobuk Valley

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With no roads in Kobuk Valley National Park or even within hundreds of miles of it, the prefered way of exploring it is by paddling the Kobuk River, wide and placid. Lanchi and I flew from Kotzebue, the largest eskimo community in Alaska, to the small eskimo village of Ambler with our excellent SOAR inflatable canoe, and then took off from the eskimo village of Kiana, about a hundred miles downriver.

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Paddling down the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Paddling in the calm waters of the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist reading a book while floating downriver. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Standing next to the canoe on a sand bar, evening. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist with inflatable canoe on the shores of Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists prepare to lauch on the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Paddling on the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist standing next to tent and canoe with snowy mountains in the background. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Camper setting up tent on a sand bar along the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists finish loading with the boat prior to launching. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist Paddling on the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist Paddling on the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists Paddling on the wide Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists Paddling on the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist unloading the canoe on a grassy riverbank. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Gear transported in a trailer in the Eskimo village of Ambler. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Inflating the canoe next to an Eskimo fish camp in Ambler. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Putting up the canoe in Ambler. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Gear laid out for drying on the bottom of the canoe on a small island of the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Camp on a bluff overlooking the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist drying out clothing over a campfire. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Cabin on the shores of Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Large format photographer QT Luong with camera on Kobuk Dunes. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Camper folding the tarp while breaking camp. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist packing the camping gear. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists ready to lauch with the boat loaded up. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists ready to lauch with the boat loaded up. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist Paddling on the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists on a wide and very shallow stretch of the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeists Paddling on the wide Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist unloading the canoe on a grassy riverbank. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist deflating the canoe. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Canoeist standing next to gear and deflated and folded canoe. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

Gear and folded canoe on a grassy riverbank of the Kobuk River. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska ( color)

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