Most of the experiences recounted in this book occurred as a result of travels conducted between June and November 2007—but not all. The raft trip on the Kongakut River recounted in Chapter 2 and the hunting trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Chapter 7, occurred, respectively, in June 2006 and September–October 2008 and have been included as they would have occurred following a calendar timeline.
The Arctic is a vast and logistically challenging place. Not everything we hoped to experience and include in these pages could be tucked into a single calendar year. Anyone who has traveled in the Arctic understands this. Those who still have this adventure ahead of them will understand in time.