Joe Henderson
Traveler Name:
Joe Henderson
Adventure:
Alaskan Arctic Expeditions: Project Leffingwell
Joe Henderson
Adventure:
Alaskan Arctic Expeditions: Project Leffingwell
Flash Title: Project Leffingwell Expedition
On November 23, 2005, Joe Henderson set out from Kavik River, Alaska, on the first winter of an unprecedented journey in Alaska's arctic Brooks Range and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He and his team of 22 Alaskan malamutes pulled three sleds with 2 tons of supplies mushed for five months into some of the most rugged and "inaccessible" regions in the arctic. During this expedition, Joe and his team of Alaskan malamutes faced 70mph winds, minus 100 degree wind chills and 72 days of no sun. On April 19th, they returned to Kavik River with 22 malamutes, three empty sleds and many tales of adventure.
The expedition is a tribute to the "Forgotten Explorer," Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, 1876-1971. Leffingwell was a member of the Anglo-American Polar Expedition, 1906-1908, which established that there was no land north of Alaska. Leffingwell is also credited for mapping much of the arctic coast and the Brooks Range, which is now part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1908-1914.
Over three winters, 2005-2008, Joe hopes to follow roughly the 4,500 sled miles Leffingwell may have used and re-shoot some of the same geographic/geologic photographs; thereby, sampling a "then and now" look at the arctic. He is using replicas of the same maps that Leffingwell used and is sharing many of the same terrain, hardships and logistical difficulties that he probably experienced.
See more about Alaskan Arctic Expeditions here.
The expedition is a tribute to the "Forgotten Explorer," Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, 1876-1971. Leffingwell was a member of the Anglo-American Polar Expedition, 1906-1908, which established that there was no land north of Alaska. Leffingwell is also credited for mapping much of the arctic coast and the Brooks Range, which is now part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1908-1914.
Over three winters, 2005-2008, Joe hopes to follow roughly the 4,500 sled miles Leffingwell may have used and re-shoot some of the same geographic/geologic photographs; thereby, sampling a "then and now" look at the arctic. He is using replicas of the same maps that Leffingwell used and is sharing many of the same terrain, hardships and logistical difficulties that he probably experienced.
See more about Alaskan Arctic Expeditions here.
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