Flightseeing - Gates of the Arctic National Park to Kobuk Valley National Park

Flying back to Kotzebue from Gates of the Arctic National Park, we flew just south of the Noatak National Preserve before flying across Kobuk Valley National Park. While I didn't get any images of the preserve as I was now on the south side of the plane as we flew west, I did capture these images of the beautiful and rugged Alaskan landscape on our late August 2022 visit to these two national parks located north of the Arctic Circle.

Ambler River flowing south out of Gates of the Arctic National Park

Autumn is already arriving in late August

Unbelievable colors

A bit of snow persists deep in the valley

Flying VFR between the cloud layers

Three unnamed peaks near to far:
N67.44 W156.94 3421'
N67.42 W156.96 3423'
N67.40 W157.02' 3344'

Another small patch of snow

Redstone River

A closer view of the braided Redstone River

Jade Mountains (center peak N67.214 W157.937 3351' 18 miles)

An unnamed stream flows into the Redstone River

There is no entrance fee at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, or Noatak National Preserve.

The Gates of the Arctic National Park website is https://www.nps.gov/gaar/index.htm.

The Kobuk Valley National Park website is https://www.nps.gov/kova/index.htm.

The Noatak National Preserve website is https://www.nps.gov/noat/index.htm.