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7      <description> Experience the incredible grandeur of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge through the photography of Jim M. Goldstein. Learn what makes this vulnerable wilderness so incredible and why your voice is so critical in ensuring its continued protection.</description>
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12 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 13</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day13.html</link>
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14 Day 13, my last day in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge made a huge impression on me. Up until this time my focus was squarely on capturing the pristine beauty of the environment and wildlife. On this day I had the opportunity to see the impact of man on this unique environment. With in the photo gallery below are images designated with the labels "Landscape Comparison" or "Hand of Man Comparison". Clicking on these images or labels will load a window comparing a scene found deep in the Arctic Refuge and one found in Kaktovik, Alaska. My hope is that this small comparitive sample will exemplify the type of impact man can have in the Arctic with relatively average, but prolonged activity. (Comparisons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) I welcome you to read my journal entry and of course view my collection of images found below.
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16 Day 13 - June 30, 2006
17 A little too enthusiastic about my images my 12th day in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge carried over to the 13th, staying up until 2:30AM again reviewing and working on them. It was tough not to. Reviewing, sorting and rating images until I was too exhausted to stay up any longer I went to bed.
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19 Waking up at 6AM I was very groggy. The long hours and constant activity of hiking and carrying my gear around seems to be taking its toll on me. Not just waking up from the sun, my body was also telling me it...  
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25 Upon returning from my hike at 1AM I tried to back up my CF cards containing photos from the past couple of days. Unfortunately my image back up device wouldn't recognize the cards and I gave up on the back up and went to bed very frustrated at 2:30AM.

26 I woke up at 9:30AM and tended to some blisters on my feet from my hike the day before. My skinned finger ached, but wasn't much of a bother. After tending to my wounds I got up to have breakfast, an omelet and hash browns. The omelet wasn't gourmet, but for freeze-dried eggs reconstituted in water is was good enough to hit the spot after a long day of hiking. During breakfast everyone was interested in hearing about...
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28 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 11</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day11.html</link>
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30 I woke up at 8:45AM to a super hot tent with a sore back. After stretching a bit I got up and ready. Once out of my tent I walked over to the kitchen and ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. I hooked my computer up to the solar charger for about 3 hours since no one else was using it and got my gear ready for a day hike to see the coastal plain, Arctic Ocean and pack ice from a 2000 to 3000 foot mountain.

31 John and Sean were also going on this hike and while we were all getting our gear together Bob planted the idea for John and Sean to spend the night at the top of the mountain. Given the photographic and video possibilities they quickly changed gear and repacked for an overnight atop the mountain. Not being too well prepared for an overnight hike backpack wise I helped carry some supplies for John and Sean and we left our riverside camp at 1PM. I ended up leaving camp carrying my camera bag with tripod, (4) four liters of water and a video tripod for Sean.

32 On the hike there were an incredible amount of wildflowers. It was exceptionally beautiful. Stopping on one of the mountain shoulders after 40 minutes of hiking we took a break in an endless field of flowers, ate lunch and took in the view of Caribou Pass and Kongakut River valley. While sitting down to eat I was blown away at the diversity of wildflowers and plant life. I can't say I ever expected to see...
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35 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 10</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day10.html</link>
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37 I woke up at 9:15AM after being prompted by others in camp. I was very groggy and tired after my late night of backing up images. Not sure if breakfast was ending I rushed to get dressed and walked over to the kitchen. Breakfast was still being served and pancakes were on tap. After breakfast I reformatted my CF cards in preparation for the coming days photo opportunities. Shortly after, a herd of caribou came through camp suddenly. I rushed to photograph them, hoping to catch them with sun reflected water behind them. Unfortunately I wasn't very successful.

38 After returning to camp I broke down my camp. I did so as Art tried to map out how things would work out with his flight out to the coastal plain. At 1:30PM we loaded the rafts and left. Art, Nicole and Karel stayed behind to be picked up by bush plane for their flight over the coastal plain. If all goes to plan they'll...
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40 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 9</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day9.html</link>
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42 On this morning I woke up from a nightmare and started off my day in a very agitated state. Fortunately it didn't take long to forget my nightmare after stepping foot outside of my tent. It was incredibly beautiful outside. I joined Art and Nicole in the kitchen while they were having coffee. Not being a coffee drinker myself I decided that it was a waste to sit idle while the great morning light painted the landscape. I walked out to "the airport", a short gravel landing strip, approximately a quarter of a mile south of camp to photograph a panoramic of the Kongakut River valley. The lighting didn't seem ideal at the time, but it was good enough. While taking panoramic photos of the valley three caribou walked up. Oddly one had half an antler, the largest portion of the antler missing on one side. At the time I felt bad for him, but later I would see that he was the dominant bull of this small herd. After taking in this odd sight I wandered back to camp for breakfast, pancakes.

43 Shortly after breakfast another group of caribou came through. Trying to get them backlit on their river crossing I hopped across several river stones with my camera gear in hand to get a better vantage point and situated myself as far out into the river as I could. In the process I...
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45 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 8</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day8.html</link>
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47 I woke up late at 8:30AM. A few people were up talking, while others had a later start than me. Many people were up very late into the night thanks to the all night sun. For everyone working on the show this was a designated day off which factored into the late start for some.

48 Breakfast was Bear Mush and left over pancakes around 10AM. Mosquitoes at breakfast and later after dinner were ferocious. The backs of my hands were lumpy from dozens of bites.

49 After breakfast we were to go on a day hike, but plans changed last minute. There were multiple caribou sightings through out the day. After the first sighting we made lunch for the planned day hike and prepared our gear. With the frequency and number of caribou crossing near camp we decided to setup and wait for caribou on a gravel bar in the middle of the river rather than go on the day hike. The farther down stream towards the coastal plain we camp the more caribou that travel past us along the river...
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52 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 7</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day7.html</link>
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54 Just after midnight and just before bed, the skies cleared ever so slightly to light the landscape in a very dramatic fashion. With out hesitation I uncovered my camera gear and set up to take photos of the valley, emerging fog, reflections in the Auf eis and Sean setting up his time-lapse photos. It was a great way to end the day and on par with how the day began. Around 2AM I headed to bed.

55 Staying up late taking photos I got up a little late at 7:45AM when I was originally aiming to get up at 7am. The group was planning to pack up and leave by 10AM.

56 Once out of my tent I rushed to get more photos of the mystery anemone (front and back). Afterwards I began breaking down camp in a hurry. While doing so six caribou snuck up behind me in the meadow. Being the only one in the meadow I was very lucky with all the noise I was making that I noticed them before they noticed me. I got several decent photos at close range. Only later did I discover when reviewing my photos that the lead bull in this small herd had...
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58 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 6</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day6.html</link>
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60 The first hours of the 23rd proved to be quite exciting. Just as I was about to head to bed a herd of caribou crossed over a distant hill heading towards camp. They veered off on to the Auf eis to avoid us, stood there for a very long time evaluating the situation. Another small herd soon arrived and a dominant male took charge of the combined herd leading them across the river away from our camp. Once on the other side they quickly walked up a very steep cliff single file like ants. As soon as they arrived they had left.

61 This was the first of many moments on the trip where I found myself in complete awe. The midnight sun, amazing lighting, beautiful terrain and incredibly close encounters with wildlife was a combination I had never experienced. Not to sound cliche, but everything was magical. Even recounting it now a month later gets me extremely excited. This evening and this location was one of the most beautiful and incredibly amazing places. 
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64 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 5</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day5.html</link>
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66 I woke up at 6am after sleeping better than the night before. Once out of the tent the view was well... foggy. Fog had rolled into the valley over night. The overall temperature was much cooler than the day before. Before getting out of my tent I prepped for our trip to Camp 3; getting the proper clothing out, packing supplies, etc. Next up was breakfast of oatmeal with dried fruit.

67 Before packing up my gear I quickly took a panoramic of the valley and mountains around camp. Truly an amazing view seemed to be visible in every direction. Quickly I packed up my photo gear, broke down camp and helped load our rafts.

68 We departed Camp 2 for Camp 3 at 11AM.

69 Art's raft which was ahead of us pulled off the river unexpectedly after an hour into our trip down river. We pulled off and secured the raft. It took only a few seconds to realize why we had stopped unexpectedly...
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71 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 4</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day4.html</link>
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73 One very cool thing about being so far north is the 24 hours of sun. I was concerned that the 24 hours of light would make it more difficult to fall asleep, but what I didn't expect was my difficulty staying asleep. I had no problem falling asleep but my mind would play games on me through out the night. I woke up three times because of the sun. Each time I thought it was morning. At 2:30AM I thought my watch had stopped and was worried I'd sleep in. As a result the combination of my worrying about sleeping in from a broken watch and the 24 hours of sunlight I didn't sleep very well. When my watch said 6:30AM I got up thinking I overslept. I ended up taking my tripod and camera gear into a near by meadow I had found the night before. The meadow was incredibly beautiful filled with...
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76 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 3</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day3.html</link>
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78 I woke up at 7am with a sunlit tent. Wanting to get the most of the less intense morning light I hiked up to a meadow behind camp. There were several subjects to photograph including: amazing mountainscapes, rock formations atop distant peaks, what seemed to be dozens of...
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81 <item><title>Photo Highlights Day 1 & 2</title>    					        	<link>http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_daily_highlights/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_day1.html</link>
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83 At 10am, with an hour of sleep under my belt from a night of last minute packing, I left San Francisco for Fairbanks, Alaska. With stops in Vancouver and Anchorage, it was a long day and I didn't get in to the hotel until 9pm. Traveling so far north so quickly one thing quickly grabs your attention and that is...
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