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The Inner Bay as seen from the highest hill in the vicinity of Teller. TheTeller airport is on top of this hill. Photo #4 of sequence.
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A small stream leading to Salmon Lake north of Nome. Although late August, fallcolors are already beginning to show.
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A small stream leading to Salmon Lake north of Nome. Although late August, fallcolors are already beginning to show.
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Basin on the road to Pilgrim Hot Springs. Mountains are in Bering Land BridgeNational Monument on the north side of the Seward Peninsula.
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Former Catholic Mission at Pilgrim Hot Springs on the Pilgrim River, ImurukBasin
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Believed to be the largest trees on the Seward Peninsula at Pilgrim Hot Springs. The geothermal heat allows these trees to thrive in this area. The permafrosthas melted in this area leaving a thermal oasis.
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A path through the trees at Pilgrim Hot Springs sized for ATV's . Thetemperature of the springs is approximately 81degrees Celsius.
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An artesian thermal well at Pilgrim Hot Springs. Note the vapor steam at theright of the pipe orifice. The shallow aquifer here has temperatures of 81degrees Celsius.
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Hot tub at Pilgrim Hot Springs supplied by natural geothermal waters.
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Looking south in the Imuruk Basin towards the Kigluiak Mountains from thehot tub at Pilgrim Hot Springs.
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An example of thermo-karst topography caused by the melting of permafrostcausing the road to drop. In this instance the relative elevation change isapproximately 10 feet.
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A ubiquitous problem throughout Alaska. Virtually all developmental projectsthat required equipment to be brought in have fossil equipment left on-sitewhich was deserted after the project.
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A thermo-karst melt pond adjacent to the road which accelerated the melting ofpermafrost. On the road from Nome beyond Pilgrim Hot Springs.
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A thermo-karst melt pond adjacent to the road which accelerated the melting ofpermafrost. On the road from Nome beyond Pilgrim Hot Springs. This now becoming a wetland wildlife habitat.
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The Kougarok River on the Seward Peninsula.
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A scene looking over Salmon Lake at the BLM campground.
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A scene looking over Salmon Lake at the BLM campground.
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A floating metal pontoon boat that has been modified to run a gold dredge onthe Nome River.
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Radar installation at the Nome Airport. Note the elevated stanchionssupporting the structure. These have been driven deep into the permafrost tomitigate the effects of permafrost melting in the upper layers. This is adirect consequence of warming
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All that remains of the Russian Orthodox Church at St. Michael. The top of thespire that held the cross.
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