A Journey to the Northernmost Tree in Alaska Ben Weissenbach Smithsonian June 2, 2021 AP Photo/Mark Thiessen ...
The Shublik Mountains stretch parallel to Alaska’s Arctic coast, with rocky ridges surrendering to miles and miles of North Slope tundra. Talus and boulder fields, as well as occasional short willows, ...
Houses, seen on Aug. 2, teeter on the edge of an Utqiagvik bluff that is being rapidly eroded by permafrost thaw. The house on the right has been abandoned. At the base of the bluff are SuperSacks ...