Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley are in a remote part of Northern Alaska and see less than 10,000 visitors a year. The parks have no infrastructure and are difficult to visit without hiring an plane and traversing the remote wilderness. We did a day trip from Kotzebue and spent over 5 hours flying across the Alaska wilderness to step foot in both parks. Here is the entire adventure and lets us know what you think in the comments.
First Nations History - https://www.kotzebueira.org/
Golden Eagle Outfitters Tour - https://alaskawildernessexpeditions.com/national-park-tours.html
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***We visited in July***
Alaska National Park videos:
Glacier Bay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vNC_RuQOtM
Wrangell St. Elias - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO4-fhDX0ws
Katmai - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_EDxgZI7Y0
Kenai Fjords - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpPkgj58mUs
Lake Clark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS7yNH5UYfM
Gates of the Arctic & Kobuk Valley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqf2VPLPdJo
Denali - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyhALI57XpY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlymNvIW7f0
0:00 Intro
0:43 Getting to Kotzebue
2:14 National Park Visitor Center
3:09 Checking in for Flight
3:33 Flying to the National Parks & Tips
5:57 Gates of the Arctic National Park
7:45 Flying to Kobuk Valley
8:55 Kobuk Valley National Park
10:53 Flying back to Kotzebue
11:38 Nullagvik Hotel
12:28 Walking around Kotzebue
13:14 Midnight Sun
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