meet the Thayers

A trek on foot with the Western Arctic caribou herd of almost 500,000 animals... from its wintering grounds across the Brooks Range to the calving grounds on the far north tundra plains of the north slope of Alaska.


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Trekking Distance
approximately 600 miles.

Team
Helen and Bill Thayer.

Time Span
Four or five months total.

Purpose
To study the migration habits of the caribou as individuals and as a herd.

Other Adventures
Previous Thayer Expeditions may be found in our Archive Section.