Moose are one of Alaska's most plentiful animals and can often be seen walking in town. They are the largest member of the deer family. Sheep inhabit many of the rocky cliffs of Alaska's 5 mountain chains. Rams have curled horns and ewes have straight horns. They are very sure footed and climbs in many steep rocky areas.
Bears gather during the salmon runs in order to feast on the bountiful supply of salmon.
Winter offers a world of adventures such as Fur Rendezvous and the Iditarod. Fish for salmon, halibut, grayling, dolly varden, pike, and rainbow trout just to name a few. Barrow is approximately 350 miles north of the Arctic Circle with a population of around 4,500 people. Walk next to the Trans-Alaska pipeline. It was built in 38 months during which time it employed a peak workforce of 28,072 employees and did more to shape the development of Alaska than all the gold rushes combined.