The spit of land Kotzebue sits atop sticks out from the rest of the ice-covered sound to the north and west and the white expanse of barren land that makes up the peninsula which eventually connects Kotzebue to the mainland to the south.
We chose to explore the town as we waited for our flight to Anchorage. Picking a random road we passed by the clinic (pictured above), main store (below), and the school at the center of town.
Walking through rows of houses we tried to explore as much of the town as we could in our 2 hour layover.
Eventually we made it to the front street in town; the road that marks the west border of town (below).
Looking north we could see the mountains off in the distance and a crane in the foreground adjacent to what looked like a port (below).
The drifts were impressive and we were thankful the wind wasn't whipping today as the temperature without it was only about 10F.
Finding a general store (white: pictured above) we ducked inside, out of the blinding sun and reflective snow for a peak. Already we could see this store had more products than all the stores in Noorvik combined and this wasn't even the largest store in Kotz. Mollia admired the parkas and the hats which were surprisingly priced quite reasonably.
The meat section was also quite impressive.
Beef tongue was even readily available!
Finally our trip had to come to an end. We boarded the crowded Combi and sadly left for Anchorage.
Good Bye Northwest Arctic!
Beef tongue was even readily available!
Finally our trip had to come to an end. We boarded the crowded Combi and sadly left for Anchorage.Good Bye Northwest Arctic!
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