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![We'll depart Anchorage by air, heading west over the massive Alaska Range on our way to Nome...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4649%2F27969225449_a70f8f2f9c_o.jpg?)
We’ll depart Anchorage by air, heading west over the massive Alaska Range on our way to Nome…
![...where we'll organize our substantial pile of supplies...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4717%2F24878807767_1e67081d42_b.jpg?)
…where we’ll organize our substantial pile of supplies…
![...before boarding our plane to Gambell.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4651%2F24878807697_9112ed302e_o.jpg?)
…before boarding our plane to Gambell.
![It's about an hour and one half's flight over the typically ice-clogged Bering Sea...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4713%2F27969225209_9458d19f48_o.jpg?)
It’s about an hour and one half’s flight over the typically ice-clogged Bering Sea…
![...to the Inupik village of Gambell at the northwest tip of St Lawrence Island.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4660%2F27969225309_9349652804_o.jpg?)
…to the Inupik village of Gambell at the northwest tip of St Lawrence Island.
![We'll go straight to the Lodge...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4709%2F39716480932_dde7080584_b.jpg?)
We’ll go straight to the Lodge…
![...perhaps seeing White Wagtail on the way...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4669%2F39039148504_601bb93ac3_b.jpg?)
…perhaps seeing White Wagtail on the way…
![...check in to our rooms, take a quick peek at the dining area...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4752%2F39039148484_e4d7ffe08c_o.jpg?)
…check in to our rooms, take a quick peek at the dining area…
![...and the kitchen...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4668%2F39039148434_d925358e77_o.jpg?)
…and the kitchen…
![...from which amazing Rich Hoyer creations flow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4764%2F24878805927_a4fc0e9080_o.jpg?)
…from which amazing Rich Hoyer creations flow…
![...before going outside for the serious business of ATV use training.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4718%2F39039148384_87943357ef_o.jpg?)
…before going outside for the serious business of ATV use training.
![Our first birding stop unless there is some compelling rarity will likely be the 'Point'...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4751%2F39039148334_0c7bc28a97_o.jpg?)
Our first birding stop unless there is some compelling rarity will likely be the ‘Point’…
![...which might possibly look more like this...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4659%2F24878805617_385bddff1d_o.jpg?)
…which might possibly look more like this…
![...but regardless of how it looks there will be masses of birds passing by...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4608%2F24878805437_5ac61b5f15_b.jpg?)
…but regardless of how it looks there will be masses of birds passing by…
![...of all sorts.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4602%2F24878805387_836674cc07_o.jpg?)
…of all sorts.
![The other places we'll visit every day include the 'boneyards,' several of which run east from town.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4654%2F24878805297_aec1010921_o.jpg?)
The other places we’ll visit every day include the ‘boneyards,’ several of which run east from town.
![In these boneyard, craters resulting from old ivory excavation shelter birds including the common Lapland Longspur...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4752%2F39039148114_b8cd136230_b.jpg?)
In these boneyard, craters resulting from old ivory excavation shelter birds including the common Lapland Longspur…
![...Hoary Redpoll...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4661%2F39039148054_9e077baccd_o.jpg?)
…Hoary Redpoll…
![...and perhaps something less common such as Wood Sandpiper or...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4660%2F24878805117_7c52afb7af_b.jpg?)
…and perhaps something less common such as Wood Sandpiper or…
![...even a stray from Asia, here a Brambling.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4702%2F24878804987_44ccd26881_o.jpg?)
…even a stray from Asia, here a Brambling.
![We'll make multiple trips south along the east side of Troutman Lake where...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4631%2F24878804907_a2fab99a03_o.jpg?)
We’ll make multiple trips south along the east side of Troutman Lake where…
![...marshy areas along the way and especially at the south end collect waders which might include the brilliant if common Dunlin...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4658%2F24878804637_49dbca9c35_b.jpg?)
…marshy areas along the way and especially at the south end collect waders which might include the brilliant if common Dunlin…
![...the less common Red-necked Stint...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4698%2F24878804557_4a0afa32fb_b.jpg?)
…the less common Red-necked Stint…
![...perhaps something rare like Lesser Sand Plover...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4704%2F27969221889_e9108709df_o.jpg?)
…perhaps something rare like Lesser Sand Plover…
![...and if we're very lucky a vagrant such as Little Stint...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4762%2F27969221779_098e25fd0d_o.jpg?)
…and if we’re very lucky a vagrant such as Little Stint…
![...or an 'in our dreams' bird not often recorded in North America like this Jack Snipe.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4709%2F27969221509_a50772c7e0_o.jpg?)
…or an ‘in our dreams’ bird not often recorded in North America like this Jack Snipe.
![Birds aside, Gambell is a a fascinating place with the remnants of past whale harvests...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4766%2F39039147614_5ca815bb56_o.jpg?)
Birds aside, Gambell is a a fascinating place with the remnants of past whale harvests…
![...air drying carcases of seals and seabirds, which are important local foods...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4632%2F24878804137_22809d92fd_o.jpg?)
…air drying carcases of seals and seabirds, which are important local foods…
![...and some wonderful local artistry...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4700%2F39039147534_28f2ca0eac_o.jpg?)
…and some wonderful local artistry…
![...some of which will surely end up in our hands.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4756%2F39039147504_8b49e06be1_o.jpg?)
…some of which will surely end up in our hands.
![We'll be sad to leave Gambell but Nome is another remarkable place...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4674%2F24878803917_c0e0085316_o.jpg?)
We’ll be sad to leave Gambell but Nome is another remarkable place…
![...with remnants of the old gold rush still visible...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4602%2F27969221309_82091334e2_o.jpg?)
…with remnants of the old gold rush still visible…
![...and endless fabulous scenery.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4702%2F24878803797_2e3d8b86fc_b.jpg?)
…and endless fabulous scenery.
![The tundra will be full of superb birds such as American Golden Plover...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4656%2F24878803767_9236fb4991_b.jpg?)
The tundra will be full of superb birds such as American Golden Plover…
![...and Long-tailed Jaeger...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4625%2F24878803807_600f547834_o.jpg?)
…and Long-tailed Jaeger…
![...and flowers - here a willow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4671%2F24878803577_594f5968df_b.jpg?)
…and flowers - here a willow…
![...and azaleas can be everywhere depending on the season.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4750%2F25876398288_89fcd9d349_b.jpg?)
…and azaleas can be everywhere depending on the season.
![We'll drive the roads out of Nome in search of birds such as...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4724%2F24878803457_8a827b46dd_b.jpg?)
We’ll drive the roads out of Nome in search of birds such as…
![...Arctic Warbler...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4629%2F25876397988_11c1de3e07_b.jpg?)
…Arctic Warbler…
![...and Bluethroat...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4749%2F25876397908_db5f012446_o.jpg?)
…and Bluethroat…
![...and we may see Musk Ox...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4608%2F24878803307_a36aef2853_b.jpg?)
…and we may see Musk Ox…
![...or even a Gyrfalcon on it's nest.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4653%2F25876397748_f268d3cb7d_b.jpg?)
…or even a Gyrfalcon on it’s nest.
![We'll spend much of one day driving to and climbing a remote hill where in the past...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4755%2F25876397598_4d8646601a_o.jpg?)
We’ll spend much of one day driving to and climbing a remote hill where in the past…
![...we've found Bristle-thighed Curlew...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4754%2F25876397468_0f4e12fc03_o.jpg?)
…we’ve found Bristle-thighed Curlew…
![...and most of another day at a lagoon where Aleutian Tern breeds.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4611%2F27969219729_da8d00b454_o.jpg?)
…and most of another day at a lagoon where Aleutian Tern breeds.
![No matter what the day, Nome is never more than completely spectacular.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4621%2F24878802997_5e1af4f173_o.jpg?)
No matter what the day, Nome is never more than completely spectacular.