Gretel Ehrlich is the author of 13 books, including In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape, which portrays the impact of a warming climate on indigenous Arctic peoples. She has also written for the New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, and Outside.
The River and the Road
Float down the remote Kobuk River and you might encounter grizzlies, salmon, bald eagles, and caribou. Oh—and open-pit mines, if Alaska’s governor gets his way.
December 16, 2013