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United States : Alaska

14.5 miles (23.3 km) SE of Minto, Yukon-Koyukuk, AK, USA
Approx. altitude: 99 m (324 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 65°S 31°E

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: looking north #3: looking east #4: looking south #5: looking west #6: The bend in the slough where I parked my snowmachine and started walking. #7: The slough that I followed most of the way. #8: The moose head that I accidentally ran over. #9: Me in my winter gear. #10: The GPS showing all zeros

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  65°N 149°W (secondary) 

#1: The confluence -- not exactly pretty.

(visited by Tom Jamgochian)

16-Feb-2009 -- This was my first solo visit to a confluence. It was remarkably easy for an unvisited (although secondary) site.

I towed my snow machine up to Murphy Dome, outside of Fairbanks. From there, it was an easy 40 mile snow machine trip along a trail and slough until I was a third of a mile from the site. Then a short, but slow, walk through deep snow and undergrowth until I reached the (entirely unremarkable) confluence.

There were moose tracks everywhere. But the only wildlife I saw was a moose head (apparently left by hunters) that I accidentally ran over on the slough.


 All pictures
#1: The confluence -- not exactly pretty.
#2: looking north
#3: looking east
#4: looking south
#5: looking west
#6: The bend in the slough where I parked my snowmachine and started walking.
#7: The slough that I followed most of the way.
#8: The moose head that I accidentally ran over.
#9: Me in my winter gear.
#10: The GPS showing all zeros
ALL: All pictures on one page