December 2017 - Barrow
We spent two days at the northernmost point of the United States the week before the winter solstice. This meant 48 hours with no sunrise. There was a brief twilight in the middle of the day - just enough to see the horizon, but nothing close to day. We enjoyed the dark and saw the Arctic ocean.
We spent two days at the northernmost point of the United States the week before the winter solstice. This meant 48 hours with no sunrise. There was a brief twilight in the middle of the day - just enough to see the horizon, but nothing close to day. We enjoyed the dark and saw the Arctic ocean.
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| Denali visible from the airplane. | The sun getting low. | Our last glimpse of the sun for 2 days. |
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| Setting up for some cold-weather photography (at 9:30 a.m.) | It's cold out! | Our first ever view of the Arctic ocean |
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| Barrow and the beach | Us in the Arctic | At Barrow's landmark whalebone arch |
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| Some Christmas decorations | The little church, at peak light levels. | |
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| The Arctic Ocean at peak light - just enough to see the horizon. | The mildly underwhelming Innupiat heritage center. | |
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