Adventure in the arctic

The expansive Brooks Range is a wilderness theater of seemingly infinite recreational activities. Hiking, rafting, climbing, trekking, paddling, photographing and  flight seeing are a few popular ways of experiencing the rugged landscape. Photos by Patrick J. Endres / www.alaskaphotographics.com

Nigu River

Views from the Nigu river–which means rainbow in Inupiat–flowing north out of the Brooks Range mountains through Gates of the Arctic National Park and the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. Photos by Patrick J. Endres / www.AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com