Governor Parnell's Billion Dollar 'Road to Ruin'

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The Last, Best Place on the Planet

Check out this great post by one of our valued guests.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 22 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight north wind.

We leave Iniakuk and the Brooks Range in the capable hands of Mother Nature. Many thanks to all our guests who enrich our lives. See you down river.

Thanks for the Memories

Tomorrow will be our last day at Iniakuk. 2014 was our 40th season serving guests from around the world. Many thanks to Brooks Range Aviation for on-time flights in the middle of nowhere. Thanks to Wright Air Service for great customer service.

The Brooks Range is truly Remote. Exceptional. Unforgettable.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 20 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Tendrils of morning fog are rising off the lake. The moon last night was blindingly bright. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 22 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. I never get tired of saying that. North winds at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.3, temperature 26 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. NW winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 18 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight north wind. The grouse are out.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 26 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Slight north wind. Snow on the ground!

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Snow level is 1500'. Winds calm.

Update 1: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Current conditions: Snow level below 2000' on the east ridge, west ridge not visible. Ceiling 1800' undefined, visibility 4 miles. SE winds 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer, 29.7, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling barely 2000' undefined rain fog. Visibility 4 miles. It rained all night, is raining hard now. SE winds at 20 knots. Surf is up.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 36 degrees. On the east ridge overlooking Iniakuk Lake, ceiling is 1000' due to a large fog bank. On the west ridge, patchy fog reveals snow down to the 1000' level. Visibility 10 miles. Stiff SE wind at 15 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 28 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. SE winds at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.6, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 1000' defined fog, visibility 10 miles. SE winds at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.7, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 1500' thick fog bank, visibility 10 miles. Fog in low lying areas. SE winds at 5 knots.

Update 1: Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

The dense morning fog is beginning to lift over Iniakuk Lake. Ceiling is still low, 700', visibility 5 miles. Winds calm. It has been raining.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 40 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to thick morning fog on Iniakuk Lake. Slight north wind. I will post when the fog begins to burn off.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling 6000' scattered, visibility 10 miles. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 36 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. North wind at 2 knots.