Setting up camp
Posted on April 28th, 2009 by David Eves
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Too windy – Too cold
Posted on April 11th, 2009 by David Eves
So, we stay at home and wait, for the winds to die down, before we can go back out on the trail.
Walking around the village of Barrow, it is obvious, people are preparing to go whaling out on the ocean ice for many weeks.
If you want your vehicle to start, then you best plug it [...]
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Whales are headed this way !!
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by David Eves
A phone call from Whaling Captain, Rex Rock, in Point Hope, was made to the President of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission – Eugene Brower here in Barrow ! In about 4 days, we should see these whales migrating past the point here in Barrow Alaska.
Photos of Day 9 & 10 on the trail, are [...]
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Day 8 out on the trail.. ..
Posted on April 4th, 2009 by David Eves
We spotted polar bear tracks,, heading from Barrow, out to the ice where we are going to work on the trail.
After noticing that the tracks were coming from barrow, we look to see what / where is the destination and we follow, but nothing was sighted in our area this day.
As we were standing there, Euguene [...]
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Whaling Update – April 3rd
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by David Eves
I have some maps to display, that clearly show, some of the ice trails. that are being chopped through the ice, for the different crews to prepare for whaling !!
This is just the most exciting fantastic time of the year !
Coupled with an incredible amount of backbreaking work in extremly cold surroundings of nothing but [...]
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