Alaska free images - Winter Moon
January light and a bright moon at 2 pm over the Igichuk Hills in Cape Krusenstern National Monument. Purple and blue sky with a full moon
Anigaaq Ranger Station - National Parks Gallery
Ranger station in January at Anigaaq in CAKR. Frozen Tukrok River in background at the base of the small bluff. Blue winter light on the snow around a remote ranger station in Cape Krusenstern National Monument.
Summer Flowers at Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Late June wildflowers near the Cape Krusenstern ranger station along the coastline of the Chukchi Sea. Stinkweed (Artemisia sp. ) present in the picture.
Drying Seal Meat - National Parks Gallery
Black strips of seal meat drying on a rack at a summer subsistence camp. 25 pieces of black seal meat hang from a wooden rack .
Muskox and Geese - National Parks Gallery
Muskox and Greater White-fronted Geese on vegetated beach ridges in front of the Igichuk Hills. The tundra/wetland complexes of the monument are productive habitat for a variety of animals 3 muskox and 7 geese ... More
ATV Tracks on the Tundra - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
ATVs or 4-wheelers are handy for getting around the tundra, but they quickly damage the plant cover. Without plants to insulate the permafrost, it melts and makes a muddy quagmire that can't easily be revegetated.
Muskox and Geese - National Parks Gallery
Muskox and Greater White-fronted Geese on vegetated beach ridges in front of the Igichuk Hills. 3 muskox and 7 geese standing amongst red, green, and orange vegetation.
Caribou Skull on Tundra - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
This snow white caribou skull probably came from a big male, judging by the size of the antlers. Bleached caribou skull with antlers lying tundra.
Shell on a Pebble Beach - Public domain natural history illustration
A pink spiral shell of a Northern Neptune Snail decorates the gravel beach at Cape Krusenstern National Monument. Close view of pink spiral shell on pebbles
Alaska free images - Semipalmated Plover
A skilled photographer captured this shorebird when there was perfect light to see all its markings. This Semipalmated Plover is in breeding plumage. Shorebird rests on a rock
ATVs on the Beach - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
ATVs are excellent tools for getting around. It's best to use them only on beaches where there is no permanent damage and tracks are washed away by waves. Tundra plants cannot bounce back as easily as gravel.
Alaska free images - Semipalmated Plover
Close view of a Semipalmated Plover in breeding plumage. Semipalmated plover with white face markings and orange and black bill rests on a rock.
Are Those.....Shorebirds? - National Parks Gallery
A US Fish Wildlife volunteer monitors shorebird nests (DUNL, SESA, WESA, REPH) near Cape Krusenstern (Ingitkalik Mtn and Krusenstern Lagoon in background). And no, those aren't dunlins flying around... those a... More
Beach Ridges on the Shore of Cape Krusenstern
Beach ridges created by years of wave action during storms can be seen as parallel lines in the fall vegetation covering the old gravel. People have lived and traveled on this beach to hunt sea mammals for 5000... More
Cape Krusenstern Beach Ridges - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
5000 years of accumulated beach ridges show up well as concentric curved lines in the light of the summer sun. Arctic Ocean is on the left, Krusenstern Lagoon on the right. Low angle sunlight makes numerous wet... More
Late Spring Ocean Ice - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The last bit of rotted sea ice melts on the shore of Cape Krusenstern in early June. Wall tent frames in the background are locations of traditional summer subsistence camps. Chunks of sea ice along a shoreline
Alaska free images - Permafrost Polygons
Ice wedges form underground over time and produce polygons on the tundra. The complex patterns are best seen from the air. Aerial view of hundreds of geometric polygons on the landscape.