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Article: In the wilds of Alaska: Gates of the Arctic is the park system's premier wilderness park; the challenge is keeping it that way. (Outlook).
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- National Parks
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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One of the easiest ways to get around Alaska is by plane. It's also one of the best ways to experience the vastness of the countryside of our northernmost state. Sometimes from the air, you can catch glimpses of moose or caribou, and when you do, it conveys that hard-to-describe sense of wildness for which we all cherish Alaska.
During a recent trip to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, I also saw something else from the air. Not only homes on lands outside of the parks, but a native village completely surrounded by parkland. Gates is a wild place that holds rich habitat for animals--36 northern species of mammals, including grizzly bears and ...