Check out some of our photos from our latest trip to western Alaska!
There are lots of pictures that were taken, they are not all represented here - we tried to save some of the best for you :) Also, we went to two villages: Bethel was a hub village with several thousand people and Kwethluk (pronounced 'kweith-luck') was much smaller with only a few hundred. We didn't get many pictures of Bethel, most of them are in Kwethluk. We had planned on spending an entire day up river at Kwethluk, but because of COVID we were only allowed to do a small one/two hour tour.
Headshots of our team part 1!
From top left to bottom right: Janée, Daylon, Caleb, Cali
From top left to bottom right: Janée, Daylon, Caleb, Cali
Headshots of our team part 2!
From top left to bottom right: Meghan, Cullen, Aaron, Emma
From top left to bottom right: Meghan, Cullen, Aaron, Emma
Our wonderful leaders!
Left: Bob
Right: Paul (left) and Rob (right)
Left: Bob
Right: Paul (left) and Rob (right)
Other pictures!
About to land in Bethel:
Fun pic of us de-boarding the plane:
Picture scavenger hunt through Bethel to get a lay of the land:
A Catholic church in Bethel. Alaska has a Catholic, Moravian, and Russian Orthodox background.
One of many ports in Bethel:
Cars and houses can be barged up the river - here is a fun car we saw!
Girls photo before going to Kwethluk:
Cullen holding the boat close to the fence so we can load everyone on:
Our team before we head up river to Kwethluk:
Our port at Kwethluk:
Our tour begins! Most of the area is tundra, so everything except the road is elevated:
Example #1 of housing in Kwethluk:
Example #2 of housing in Kwethluk:
Russian Orthodox church in Kwethluk:
Example #3 of housing in Kwethluk:
Team photo in front of the school in Kwethluk:
Teacher housing behind the school, separated from the rest of the village:
There are lots of dogs in villages and this one became our friend! Her name is Midnight.
Right before we left we got to hang out with some kids! They were a blast.
Close up of one of the kids:
Talking with the village representative to make sure we are COVID compliant:
Back in Bethel we got to have lunch with two village elders! This is Floyd, and not only is he a village elder but he is also a pastor! He is an incredible man of God.
Next to Floyd is his wife, Teresa! She didn't want a solo headshot, so we'll use this :) She was a great story teller and an incredibly humble woman.
This is Pilot Bread, a staple of the Alaskan Native diet:
Janée trying on a handmade fur coat!
Mountains on our flight back to Fairbanks:
Rogers Recap
