Tag Archives: Angus Mill Photography

Arctic rivers, winter highways of the North

As winter descends on the Arctic the rivers that thread through this landscape freeze solid and smooth, flat surfaces perfect for dog sledding. The rivers of the North are well established as the traditional highways of winter. Travelling along these natural trails it is a certainty that people will have passed by before you for […]

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Firewood

There is a great simplicity in a trip to the Arctic tundra, the demands of everyday life back home drop away and are replaced by new routines. Prominent amongst these new tasks is collecting firewood for drying, cooking, heating  and melting snow to make water, in fact melting snow warrants a whole task category of […]

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Camping at -50

People often ask what it’s like to camp in the Arctic winter; well it’s not bad if you’ve got the kit. Here’s a shot of one of Joe Henderson’s Thermalodge tents on an icy moon lit night. & an “exploded diagram” photo, this is the moment just before putting the canvas over the top. Once settled […]

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Expedition photos

Travelling the old fashioned way with a powerful team of 22 malamutes. By day forging a trail through virgin snow and over distant passes and camping in remote river valleys by night. This is what it’s all about.

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Ice road trucks

You don’t have to fly to Deadhorse you can drive there too. The Dalton highway is an almost mythic road that runs for over 400 miles through Arctic wilderness. It connects Fairbanks with Deadhorse and is the main supply route for the oilfields. Recently it has come to fame as the road in the TV […]

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Travelling North to the Arctic

Getting to the start of an expedition on Alaska’s North Slope is an experience in itself. It’s hugely enjoyable. Fairbanks to Deadhorse via Kaktovik with Frontier Flying. It’s a regular scheduled flight but the size of the aircraft definitely feels frontier. It is the scenic route; you fly over hundreds of miles of wilderness. I […]

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