NIGU RIVER TRIP IS BACK AUGUST 15 - 24 • $4650

The Nigu is as remote as you can be in Alaska, literally as far from human habitation as any place in the state. It is remarkably rich in resources. The river headwaters on the north side of the Brooks Range and flows out to join up with the Etiviluk River before succumbing to the Colville River. It is a shallow braided clear water course that flows rapidly northward. The river is a preferred route for the largest caribou herd in the state and has been through time. Archeological sites are a near constant. We will visit several of them which will provide windows to another world. The timing is set so that we have a good chance at intercepting the fall caribou migration. Wolves have a long history here as the principal predator, but when tens of thousands of caribou flood through the valley it draws in opportunistic grizzlies. Fall colors will be in full swing and the openness of the country lends itself to great day hiking. As we approach the lower end of the river numerous bluff host falcons, hawks and eagles. It is common to see young birds honing their hunting skills before they depart on their first trip south. There is typically no lack of interesting features to ponder on this trip. We will descend the river in our 16" Soar inflatable canoes.

Since 1972, Wilderness Alaska has safely conducted quality exploration and educational trips across the width and breadth of Alaska's Brooks Range. Our nation's largest wilderness mountain range is located above the Arctic Circle and covers more than 75,000 square miles of northern Alaska. This magnificent and rarely visited region embraces unique wildlife communities,uninterrupted vistas and nameless expanses. But even more importantly, these inviting mountains and valleys offer a freedom and a sense of wonder and fulfillment to those willing to take the country on its own terms - to those who will wade an icy stream and huff their way to the high alpine splendor of the Arctic

Wilderness Alaska has the experience, safety record, personal service and attention to individual goals to make your trip the special adventure you want it to be. We specialize in small personalized trips to rarely visited regions. In 2010 we are again offering a full variety of original outings into the timeless splendor of America's last wilderness mountain range. We continue to expand our offerings of increasingly popular sea kayaking trips in Prince William Sound to complement one's Arctic experience or as an alternative.

Along with the adventure and sheer euphoria of just being there, each of our trips tries to focus on an individual species, a particular phase of their life history or general natural history and examine it from the unique arctic perspective. Along the way of our casual examination into these lives you will see an intricate web of life woven here and though we may be looking at caribou, we may become equally familiar with grizzlies, golden plovers and woolly louseworts. We hope afterwards our adventure will have animated the delicate mysteries that unfold in the high arctic. With scenery and wildlife at their apogee, the experience of a lifetime awaits.

Wilderness Alaska would like to help you discover 'the last frontier'.

Witness the breathtaking beauty and splendor of Alaska's most remote wilderness
and gain a glimpse of things wild, wonderful and profound.

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