Gambell & St. Lawrence Island

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There are Sand Dunes near Nome, Alaska

This formation is off the coast of St. Lawrence Island. It's big.

To get an idea of the size, look at all the seagulls on top of the left rock. There are some flying around too.

This looks like some interesting rocks.

 

Tundra

All the gravel along the shore is natural. It's all gravel and no sand.

Siberia. They said, "There's nothing there."

Inside the gravel is a big freshwater lake.

These bones are from a bowhead whale head, complete with some skin. There are lots of these around the island.

Here's my driver. It was his whale head.

Old bones

They dig in the "boneyards" for ivory to sell. The eskimos have been dumping leftovers form their hunts here for "10,000 years".

Alaska blue flowers, closed variety.

Alaska rock bird
(aka horned puffin)

Alaska big-billed rock birds

Alaska quail
(aka crested auklet)

parakeet auklet

Lots of stuff grows on the rocks.

least auklets
(at least)

They cover some of their boats with walrus skins.

Here's a guy working on one.