June Stevens was a member of our group of six that made the trip from Kealok Creek to Teshepuk Lake. June is kind enough to share her diary of the trip.

Why does the Alaskan wilderness need to be free of development? Where else in the USA are there thousands of miles without roads, fences, signs and the debris of human habitation? Land that is still open for all living things. When I was offered a chance to see Alaska’s irreplaceable national treasure I jumped at the chance to join friends in a trip to the North Slope of Alaska, our nation’s only arctic ecosystem. Our group leaders are Richard, Toni, and their daughter Alena. They have canoed the Arctic Nation Wildlife Refuge five times before this trip in the National Petroleum Reserve. Mark, Charles, and I complete the group of six.