Sheenjek River (33 images)
In late August 2012 Ed and Georgia Bennett of Bennett Images, together with friends Cathy Hart and Eric Downey, spent two weeks floating 100 miles of the Sheenjek River, in peak fall colors, as it flows south out of the Brooks Range in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
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sheenjekaerialv.tif
An aerial view of the green waters of the...
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sheenjeckaerialh.tif
An aerial view of the green waters of the...
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Putinpano.tif
Fall colors turn the Sheenjek River valley...
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082012 Sheenjek 0137.tif
Campers preparing to float The Sheenjek River...
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082012 Sheenjek 0164.tif
Cathy Hart is delighted with the view upon...
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082012 Sheenjek 0165.tif
A Coyote Air bush plane, piloted by owner Dirk...
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082012 Sheenjek 0166.tif
Cathy Hart and Eric Downey set up their tent in...
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082012 Sheenjek 0167.tif
Cathy Hart and Eric Downey set up their tent in...
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082012 Sheenjek 0168.tif
Cathy Hart and Eric Downey set up their tent in...
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082012 Sheenjek 0170.tif
Cathy Hart and Eric Downey set up their tent in...
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082012 Sheenjek 0171.tif
Campers preparing to float The Sheenjek River...
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Sheenjekrainstorm10x1...tif
A rainstorm moves up the Sheenjek River valley,...
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Brooksrangecamp.tif
Campers preparing to float The Sheenjek River...
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082012 Sheenjek 0255.tif
Cathy Hart and Georgia Bennett hike toward...
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082012 Sheenjek 0262.tif
Cathy Hart and Georgia Bennett hike toward...
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hikepano.tif
A hillside overlooking the Sheenjek River...
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LastLakepanocrop.tif
Ambresvajun Lake, named Last Lake by Olaus and...
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082012 Sheenjek 0377.tif
Eric Downey and Cathy Hart float their raft...
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082012 Sheenjek 0383.tif
Eric Downey and Cathy Hart float their raft...
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wolftrack2.tif
Wolf tracks are preserved in the mud along the...
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082012 Sheenjek 0438.tif
Patterns can be found in the mud along the...
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sunsetmtscrop.tif
The setting sun briefly illuminates the Brooks...
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082012 Sheenjek 0577.tif
Eric Downey and Cathy Hart float the Sheenjek...
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082012 Sheenjek 0594.tif
Georgia Bennett secures her raft before hiking...
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arcticafternoon.TIF
The evening sun illuminates the Brooks and the...
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082012 Sheenjek 0600.tif
Eric Downey guards the rafts along the Sheenjek...
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lobolakepanocrop.tif
Kuirzinjik Lake, named Lobo Lake by Olaus and...
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lobocamp.tif
Campers along the Sheenjek River, near...
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082012 Sheenjek 0624.tif
Campers along the Sheenjek River, near...
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lobolakecamppano 30x1...TIF
Campers along the Sheenjek River, near...
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082012 Sheenjek 0712.tif
Eric Downey loads gear into his raft before...
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firstsnow.tif
Clouds are reflected in the Sheenjek River,...
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082012 Sheenjek 0733.tif
Eric Downey and Cathy Hart float past a hill...