Anyone want to look for polar bears, seals and more in northern Alaska?
I just got back from two trips to Baffin Island where I had great success (one trip with 10+ sightings) and massive failure (a trip with zero sightings) in seeing polar bears. I want to give a new place a try a bit closer to home (USA) and see how that turns out.
I’m looking at going up to Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska sometime at the end of May or in June of this year and wanted to see if anyone is interested in joining to perhaps split costs.
I’ve seen some trip reports on here and elsewhere that, while not guaranteed, it’s possible to see various seal species (bearded, ringed, etc I believe), arctic fox, and polar bears in the area.
I am seeing that hotels cost around $250-300+ USD per night in the town so it’d be nice to find a person or two to split those accommodation costs to perhaps make this a more lengthy trip. And then I’ve contacted a local guy that can take us out via snowmobile for about $150 USD (per person, per day) to the northern-most point and the sea ice where there is potential for polar bears.
If you’re interested please let me know, dates are flexible!
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