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  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    Our accommodation on Barter Island.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5291
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    Trailer houses assembled into a hotel.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5292
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Grass
    Red Grass
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5294
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scheuchzer's Cottongrass
    Scheuchzer's Cottongrass
    Eriophorum scheuchzeri
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5295
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Residence
    Residence
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5296
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Residence
    Residence
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5297
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fresh Kill
    Fresh Kill
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Residence
    Residence
    Supplies come in via shipping containers, but little departs the island.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5300
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Residence
    Residence
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Residence
    Residence
    All sorts of things accumulate around the homes.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5303
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sim's Store
    Sim's Store
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5304
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Discarded Things
    Discarded Things
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5307
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Cemetery
    New Cemetery
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5309
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Building
    Building
    Possibly a storage building.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5310
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Building
    Building
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5311
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jawbones
    Jawbones
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5315
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-bellied Plovers
    Black-bellied Plovers
    Pluvialis squatarola
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#3991
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Golden Plover
    American Golden Plover
    Pluvialis dominica
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - headed for the whale bone pile.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - with something extracted from the water.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - just outside our bus.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5333
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - female and her two large young.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5406
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - the bears are very healthy with the ready supply of whale 'jerky'.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4130
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - despite large numbers of bears, there was no conflict observed.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5424
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - relaxing while her young feed.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4157
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - large juvenile climbing on the whale bones.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4179
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - the bears would stand up and shake the bus.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5459
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - our guide started the bus and moved a bit when the bears shook the bus too much.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5485
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#5496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4255
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 5, 2011
    2011-09-05#4258
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grizzly Bear
    Grizzly Bear
    Ursus arctos
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4265
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4270
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4309
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - getting a 'tasty' bit off the whale bone.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4356
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - apparently the dried whale flesh is still nutritious.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4366
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4389
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - grabbed a photo bean bag out of the bus window.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5569
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - scattering some of the beans.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5586
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - female and one of her large juveniles.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5605
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - last years whale carcass.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5618
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5655
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landing Craft Wreck
    Landing Craft Wreck
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4420
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Muktuk
    Muktuk
    The indigenous people are allowed to kill three whales a year for their traditional food.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5663
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Owl
    Short-eared Owl
    Asio flammeus
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4425
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mushrooms
    Mushrooms
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5665
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Willow
    Arctic Willow
    Salix arctica
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5666
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mushrooms
    Mushrooms
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5670
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mushrooms
    Mushrooms
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5671
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tundra Leaves
    Tundra Leaves
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#5674
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - headed to the whale bone pile.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4455
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - with some of the fresh whale kill carcass.
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4472
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 6, 2011
    2011-09-06#4486
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4512
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4529
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4548
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4556
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4564
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5700
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5731
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kaktovik
    Kaktovik
    A bit better looking from a distance.
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5814
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beach Wood
    Beach Wood
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5818
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - swimming near the fresh whale carcass.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4767
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus  - most of the Polar Bears rest on Bear Island, swimming over to Barter Island to feed on the whale bone pile.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4811
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4853
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - two females with two juveniles each.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4891
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - two juveniles from different mothers interacting.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4993
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - two sets of cubs interacting.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - tracking-collared female.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shelter Frame
    Shelter Frame
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5829
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-bellied Plovers
    Black-bellied Plovers
    Pluvialis squatarola
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5097
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dunlin & Black-bellied Plover
    Dunlin & Black-bellied Plover
    Calidris alpina & Pluvialis squatarola
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - possibly a male.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - ear buttons are visible.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5213
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5839
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glaucous Gulls & Polar Bear
    Glaucous Gulls & Polar Bear
    Larus hyperboreus & Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5248
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - visiting the muktuk pile.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5256
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5308
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5327
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    Duct tape, extension cords and novel use make for an interesting accommodation.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5849
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    There is limited privacy in the showers and toilets.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5852
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    The night stand is an ice chest.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5853
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bear disabled plane
    Bear disabled plane
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5856
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bear Bus
    Bear Bus
    Our bear viewing and touring vehicle.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5857
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coastal Plain
    Coastal Plain
    Kaktovik to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5864
    Larry L. Jackson