What it's like in Barrow, Alaska | America's Northernmost City

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  • Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
  • Hey guys! Welcome to Part 2 of my vlog series on Barrow, Alaska! What started from a dream and an idea, turned into reality for me...I had finally made it to the Northernmost Town in the United States, Utqiagvik. It's not a place for the average person, I can tell you that, but if you're one of the few that can appreciate nature in its finest and being in remote places, this is as good as it gets. What turned into a 4 day stay, my friend Justin and I walked ALL OVER Barrow and filmed as much as we could. From experience, you only really get to know a place by walking the streets, talking to the locals, and seeing everything you possibly can get from each location. I think it's safe to say we got that special experience from Barrow and it will forever be one of the best trips of my life, guaranteed. I especially loved walking on the frozen Arctic Ocean (and having a quick dip in it) along with the breathtaking Midnight Sun up in the north. For 2 1/2 months every summer, the sun never sets in Utqiagvik and for the same amount of time in the winter, there is only darkness. It was really cool seeing the sun just circling around us 360º in a halo shape the entire time we were there. Lots more things are just so special about Barrow, Alaska and I tried my best to create a video worthy of it. Hope you guys enjoy!
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    Filmed: June 2021
    Camera(s) Used: Canon Powershot G7X Mark II, GoPro HERO7 Black, iPhone X
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  • @thejazzguy13
    @thejazzguy13  2 года назад +181

    King E-I-D-E-R Inn is the other hotel...honestly don't know how I missed that till now but thanks for catching that folks! 🙏

    • @phantom7crossrose528
      @phantom7crossrose528 2 года назад +4

      Any good herb?😇

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 2 года назад +5

      I hope that you and your partner survive your medical condition.

    • @officialnoyakuk
      @officialnoyakuk 2 года назад +14

      You also missed that it’s no longer called Barrow. It hasn’t been called Barrow since 2016. It’s now known as, Utqiaġvik.

    • @BigDaddy-vq5ks
      @BigDaddy-vq5ks 2 года назад +4

      Would you recommend this town for those that prefer a vampiric existence?

    • @charlesbaldo
      @charlesbaldo 2 года назад +11

      @@officialnoyakuk
      Yes, but all the buildings and the Airport said "Barrow" he did refer to it as "i cant even spell it" Utqtugvik. He also spoke highly of the people so I don't think he meant any disrespect.

  • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
    @hxhdfjifzirstc894 2 года назад +1289

    Pro tip: If you're going to Barrow, fill your luggage with groceries. You can either eat them after you arrive or sell them and buy a house there.

    • @ThaGVPSon
      @ThaGVPSon 2 года назад +66

      True shit! This comment is underrated af

    • @Widdershins.
      @Widdershins. 2 года назад +76

      Well, according to Zillow, there are apparently 3 houses for sale there currently. The cheapest one is 375sf, 1bd/1ba, $250,000. That's some pricey groceries I gotta haul in. Truffles? Maybe caviar?

    • @louielove7514
      @louielove7514 2 года назад +11

      @@Widdershins. lol right? Might as well bring the whole damn store lol...

    • @K03sport
      @K03sport 2 года назад +44

      ...the poverty line, in Barrow, the last time I checked was about #37k USD (it may be well over $40k now). When 6-packs of Pepsi are $6, and a gallon of milk is $8, it takes some cash to actually live in Barrow, especially if you are a non-native Alaskan.

    • @Widdershins.
      @Widdershins. 2 года назад +30

      @@K03sport "Welcome to Hell. Yeah, it just froze over, ignore that. Here's the deed to the cardboard box our refrigerator was delivered in, that'll be a quarter mil. We'll take cash. Enjoy."

  • @brettallenthomas
    @brettallenthomas 2 года назад +567

    Great video.. Almost 20 years ago I was the Manufacturing Engineer on the project that built and installed the power plant (two Generators powered by Industrial gas turbines) that provides all the power for the town of Barrows.. I've worked on a lot of projects over the years, but somehow knowing that this one has been providing reliable power to an entire town living under some of the most harsh conditions on earth, has been one of the most rewarding parts of my career..

    • @laynejordan991
      @laynejordan991 2 года назад +37

      I work for BUECI and we are still operating the units you mentioned for power generation. But we now have 4 units. We need another power plant and many infrastructure improvements to keep up with the growth of Barrow. Believe it or not, the town is growing.

    • @vicaras1
      @vicaras1 2 года назад +9

      Good sport Brett.

    • @jameson32
      @jameson32 2 года назад +8

      Psh, I wired my own treehouse once.

    • @Panthera-Uncia
      @Panthera-Uncia 2 года назад +5

      Thank you for your service sire. God bless!

    • @ryanlevron1972
      @ryanlevron1972 2 года назад +4

      My dad was one of the engineers on the Alaskan Pipeline back in the 70s....was stationed in Prudhoe Bay....

  • @Tomrryaniv
    @Tomrryaniv 2 года назад +308

    That was one of my flight routes for 28 years flying for Alaska Airlines. Lots of great memories of great people from Barrow.

    • @vandrive5687
      @vandrive5687 2 года назад +4

      Were your passengers predominantly Prudhoe Bay oil workers?

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 2 года назад +3

      Barrow sucks bro and prudhoe bay is not the best city in America

    • @justinturner4681
      @justinturner4681 2 года назад +2

      Yeah. Hey Tom. 🤚long time since Ive seen you.

    • @angelofparadise7031
      @angelofparadise7031 2 года назад +3

      I always wanted to go there.

    • @texasgirl9405
      @texasgirl9405 2 года назад

      why?

  • @begollyawm8439
    @begollyawm8439 2 года назад +212

    I was born and raised in Barrow. Thank you for making such a wholesome video. There have been so many different people coming to Barrow and posting videos that have given the town a bad rep. Not too many people have actually taken the time to really see the good parts of my home town and though you only spent 3 nights there, Im glad you got to see a small part of the bright side of the most northern town in the US.

    • @vickimeyers2672
      @vickimeyers2672 Год назад +2

      @Chris C those of us who live in and are long-time Alaskans are used to lack of sunshine in the winter months.

    • @johnnyarana1876
      @johnnyarana1876 Год назад +7

      @Chris C dude that's like paradise to me eff the heat!

    • @cfoples
      @cfoples Год назад +3

      @Lisa Surlie Svalbard's got different regulations from Norway. Basically their hospital is deemed unfit for childbirth so Pregnant women are flown to the mainland. I don't believe Barrow has any similar regulation.

    • @bighashgang1990
      @bighashgang1990 Год назад

      I'm sorry

    • @hunteymunteyvr
      @hunteymunteyvr Год назад

      Yeah me to

  • @jeffserkin6789
    @jeffserkin6789 2 года назад +84

    I was in Barrow in March of 2019. It is the most unusual place I have ever seen on the planet. Seeing the ocean frozen was surreal. It was -6F but with the wind it felt like -20F The place is like being in a dream. No one can really explain it. You must experience it. I plan to go back. Just unreal. Loved it.

    • @CloseYourBrownEyes
      @CloseYourBrownEyes Год назад

      Umm.. no thanks

    • @mikecronin4968
      @mikecronin4968 Год назад +10

      @@CloseYourBrownEyes maybe i missed the comment where anyone even asked for your opinion?

    • @flexiblestrategist9922
      @flexiblestrategist9922 Год назад

      @@mikecronin4968 No one asks for opinion on YT; you defensive weasel. I wouldn't stay there a weekend if you paid me. How's that for opinion?

    • @tubby_1278
      @tubby_1278 5 месяцев назад

      The ocean around the arctic circle was frozen?

    • @tested123
      @tested123 4 месяца назад

      check out anthony bourdain when he went to Antarctica. its like the moon.

  • @danbremer7010
    @danbremer7010 Год назад +19

    I went last year. For $30 a cab driver will take you on a tour of the entire city. My driver was very proud of this city.

  • @austizmo13
    @austizmo13 2 года назад +121

    “Where not a single tree grows”
    Imagine living your entire life and never seeing a real tree. Like what

    • @Lucretciela
      @Lucretciela 2 года назад +12

      I'm not sure what would be worse, no foliage, or no decent architecture . It's very depressing

    • @sumo._
      @sumo._ 2 года назад

      @Master Of puppets Lol nah its just ugly bro

    • @aucklandsadventures
      @aucklandsadventures 2 года назад +2

      Who grows up there and settles for that? Sad really.

    • @dark_knight6826
      @dark_knight6826 2 года назад +3

      If you all don’t shut the fuck up I’ll send you here with no home that’s how it feels cause we are not rich and there is a lot of racism when people have there crew jackets on people make fun of us for catching food for our elders to eat they don’t eat regular food like a lot of people they had no money back in the day😒

    • @shin-ishikiri-no
      @shin-ishikiri-no 2 года назад +1

      @@dark_knight6826 You live there?

  • @tildonchiasson5526
    @tildonchiasson5526 2 года назад +85

    Gotta be a drag dealing with all the vampires in the winter, though...

    • @scottbernard8824
      @scottbernard8824 2 года назад +6

      Only for 30 days of night.

    • @K03sport
      @K03sport 2 года назад +7

      ... But vampire women are hot, so it's cool

    • @jaimealvarezmd7245
      @jaimealvarezmd7245 2 года назад +1

      @@K03sport not the women from 30 days of nt

    • @PritchDringle
      @PritchDringle 2 года назад +2

      @@K03sport I actually just did research on Yahoo and you are right! I thought you were just joking and being silly but I did a picture search and woah momma!

    • @K03sport
      @K03sport 2 года назад +2

      @@PritchDringle ...no, I was joking and being silly. But with that in mind, Kate Beckinsale is all the vampire women proof I need and all of her coven friends too. Even Twilight's women vampires were attractive, even the baddie. "Once Bitten" is another one, although she was a bit older, but still nice. I put a spell on you...

  • @scottsnell2825
    @scottsnell2825 Год назад +40

    This video brought back memories of the trip my girlfriend and I took to Barrow in March of 2007. It appears that not much has changed there. We also stayed at the Top of the World Hotel, in an "Ocean View" room just across the road from the frozen Arctic Ocean.
    We flew into a frigid pea-soup fog, which is pretty much the norm in winter. But as luck would have it, the fog lifted after a couple of hours and we had glorious sunshine, which lifted the temperature all the way to about 0. The locals all remarked on the "heat." I went for a walk on the frozen ocean. The first 300 yards or so out from the beach are flat, as the sea is frozen all the way to the bottom. But beyond that zone, the ice is broken every which way and very difficult to traverse. Being covered with a couple feet of snow, you can't tell what the footing is like, and if you aren't really careful, you can get seriously hurt. Which is only one of the hazards. Upon my return to the beach we found a guy parked facing the ocean, a high-powered rifle within reach. He explained that he was watching me because polar bears like to hide in the broken ice offshore, and wanted to be ready in case one began to stalk me.
    In the night a front passed through, dropping the temperature to about -30 Fahrenheit. Nothing prepares you for that kind of cold, which can kill you in minutes if you don't dress for it. Standard attire is: five layers above the waist (T-shirt, thermals, Flannel shirt, heavy duty sweater, parka;) three layers below the waist (thermals, fleece-lined pants, snow pants.) On your feet you wear two layers of heavy woolen socks and insulated snow boots. The ground is so cold that if you stand still for even a couple of minutes, your feet begin to freeze. You must keep moving at all times.
    We had dinner at the famous Pancho's north of the border, where we were served by a locally famous fellow known as T-shirt Joe, a name derived from his habit of wearing only a T-shirt, even in the dead of winter. Before they built the Utilidor, which provides locals with water and utilities, Joe was the driver of the town's water truck, which carried loads of water to all the residents of Barrow. The utilidor put him out of work, so he made a minor living taking tourists on guided tours through the Utilidor. He also worked at Pancho's, which was owned by his mom. I was familiar with Joe because I had watched a documentary about the town before our trip, and Joe was a featured player. Very unusual guy. The meal was fabulous, almost the best Mexican food ever, but very expensive, like everything else in town. I was saddened to hear that Pancho's later burned down, and was not rebuilt.
    Next day we rode to the Point, maybe 10 miles out of town, where we did see, and were stalked by, a polar bear. Locals dump whalebones at the point, and bears come and feed on them. Fresh tracks, scat, and pee marks were everywhere. It was very weird to be within sight of something that was trying to find a way to eat you.
    Going to Barrow is like going to Mars, so different (and hostile) is the place. I'm so glad we got to go.

    • @sharrielee911
      @sharrielee911 Год назад +2

      Wow I just read your story and I must say simply incredible on you guy's trip out to the ocean it seems very eerie at first but extraordinary to know that you are literally walking the Arctic ocean and it's frozen completely to the bottom now that's crazy for sure 😃 great story thx for sharing ☺️

    • @emmajones8590
      @emmajones8590 Год назад +1

      I think I'd prefer somewhere else for a holiday LOL

    • @georgethompson3763
      @georgethompson3763 Год назад +2

      Thanks so much for taking the time to write about your visit to Barrow, that was fascinating!

    • @tjadventures9163
      @tjadventures9163 2 месяца назад

      Amazing

  • @aktripod
    @aktripod 2 года назад +16

    Been to Barrow(Utqiagvik) many, many, many times. Built the new hospital there, my company built the Top of the World Hotel. Helped harvest a whale in the fall whaling season. Have friends in Utqiagvik and enjoy going there. It is its own place.

    • @rosiedehoyos2595
      @rosiedehoyos2595 Год назад

      Did you help build the hospital housing too? Looking to work there 😬

  • @markm.6087
    @markm.6087 2 года назад +55

    I lived in Barrow doing a student rotation for the Indian Health Services from August to December 1990. You did a great job in showing the true Barrow. While there were some new buildings, it looked pretty much the same. The last three weeks I was there I experienced "total darkness" with no sun. Thanks for taking me on a walk down memory lane.

    • @highyields
      @highyields 2 года назад

      I've been looking for a student rotation here through the IHS. Please let me know more information/I'd be happy to exchange emails to learn more about your experience

  • @chadeddy5042
    @chadeddy5042 2 года назад +20

    Just want to tell you- You did a really great job capturing most everything there. Brought me right back to when I spent 5 years living/working out of Barrow- I also worked in seven different villages on the North Slope.
    Thank you for taking the time to shoot this video, edit and post it.
    I've been down in the lower 48 for 3 years now. I'm getting ready to head back up to Barrow. To the frozen tundra and land of the midnight sun.
    Take care.

  • @mutleymutley7474
    @mutleymutley7474 2 года назад +40

    Without realizing it, you were the minister of tourism for Barrow, Alaska.

    • @robertdoyle8972
      @robertdoyle8972 2 года назад +1

      No they have a tourism businesses in Barrow already and he should of friended a local that could of took him out to show him Barrow because he really missed the best parts of Barrow and they could of showed him polar bears and lots of other Ananias and he could of tried the Traditional foods and not from a restaurant lol

    • @Wavy-7733
      @Wavy-7733 2 года назад +1

      What about the zombies and vampires? This has been conclusively proven by the top secret government research movie called 30 Days Of Night. You can rent the movie and undeniable data on RUclips.

  • @drferry
    @drferry 2 года назад +23

    Nice vid. One thing you didn’t mention is why a lot of the hotels are full in June, and that is because of birders and wildlife photographers. Barrow is famous for its nesting shorebirds, seabirds, and ducks that fly all the way to the north slope to take advantage of 24 hours of sunlight and abundant food (i.e. bugs) to raise the next generation in just a few weeks. Then they turn around and fly back south to winter in the lower 48 or even in South America. When they are in the Arctic they are in their fancy breeding plumage and are photographic favorites.

  • @jewelbrown7037
    @jewelbrown7037 2 года назад +21

    Welcome to my home state! I'm in a small community a bit out of Anchorage. I'm so glad that you got a glimpse of life here in the north. Most smaller communities are similar in feel as Barrow, with knowing your fellow citizens and caring and coming together when incidents that threaten the lives of the village.

    • @K03sport
      @K03sport 2 года назад +4

      ... Anchorage is a far cry from Barrow. So is fairbanks. With no roads into town and air travel the predominant way in/out, life there is tough. I liked visiting (for work), but I couldn't live there. However, the state as a whole is a wonderful place to be and go do things you can't in the lower 48.

    • @RishiJalukar
      @RishiJalukar 2 года назад

      It’s really cool that you live in anchorage. I took a trip to alaska, in which I hiked in a lot of small towns between anchorage and Fairbanks. It’s indescribable.

  • @marvinsmall5002
    @marvinsmall5002 2 года назад +13

    Thank you ...I really enjoyed that. A good look at a place most of us will never go. 😀

  • @wbeard358
    @wbeard358 Год назад +3

    Scratching Barrow Alaska off my bucket list

  • @laxlefty
    @laxlefty 2 года назад +29

    Your video allowed me to visit Barrow, without spending a fortune on food. Thank you!

  • @shannjewett2118
    @shannjewett2118 2 года назад +18

    I have always wanted to go there!
    I live in Kodiak, Alaska ❤

  • @AlvinSeville1
    @AlvinSeville1 2 года назад +6

    I've been to Barrow, Alaska four years ago. It's one of those places, you will always remember for it's uniqueness.

  • @ryanfrisby7389
    @ryanfrisby7389 2 года назад +11

    Wow Chris, this was extremely well done! I love your trip reports but this is just a whole new level! They should play this for all tourists to see on arrival!😸

  • @marioimori
    @marioimori 2 года назад +8

    That was really made from the heart kiddo! I simply loved your reactions in the various moments of the video. I was really touched! Congratulations. I'm looking forward to watching the next one! Thanks for sharing!

  • @satya.brata1956
    @satya.brata1956 10 месяцев назад +1

    I am so proud of my self being in Barrow 2 years back for a day and took an Arctic dip .

  • @brittsaunders4621
    @brittsaunders4621 2 года назад +31

    Wow, what a cool adventure, and such amazing cinematography and narration! Some of those views, particularly out of the airplane window, are just stunning. The farthest north I've ever been (and lived) was St. Petersburg, Russia, and the period of the White Nights is not as long nor bright as Barrow's midnight sun. Thanks for your great work and sharing!

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Год назад

      Speaking of White Nights, I bought a set of watercolors from Russia called White Knights. I didn't really like them, but they came in a pretty box and the reviews were pretty good :D

  • @whiteaviation
    @whiteaviation 2 года назад +111

    dude, you need to make more videos like these! you're absolutely amazing at narrating. Awesome video dude. You just earned a new sub :)

  • @JorDonJordy_.
    @JorDonJordy_. 2 года назад +11

    Great video and perfect coverage as always, I'm still yet waiting to visit Alaska in its entirety one day but much appreciated for you to give an insight on what to expect if decide to visit Barrow Alaska itself or probably other parts as well.
    Continue doing what you do and I hope you have a great Summer 😁😊

  • @NIGHTOWL-jf9zt
    @NIGHTOWL-jf9zt 2 года назад +29

    I learned about Barrow Alaska from the movie 30 days of night.

    • @ShaneSILVA187
      @ShaneSILVA187 2 года назад

      They weren't even in Alaska. They were in New Zealand filming that movie.

    • @hopekatz2725
      @hopekatz2725 2 года назад +3

      @@ShaneSILVA187 yes. But they said it was Barrow, Alaska

    • @ShaneSILVA187
      @ShaneSILVA187 2 года назад +1

      @@hopekatz2725 i thought he meant he learned about barrow Alaska. He should have said, i learned of the NAME barrow Alaska from a movie.

    • @ShaneSILVA187
      @ShaneSILVA187 2 года назад

      @@bob4811not anymore. Josh hartnett killed them all!!

  • @imnmbrone1492
    @imnmbrone1492 2 года назад +4

    Dude, I just booked tickets/hotel for Barrow, June 2022 because of your video! Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @josealbertosantana5332
    @josealbertosantana5332 2 года назад +12

    I love your content,so tempting and staggering to see,the imagery and the scenery.

  • @TodosLados
    @TodosLados 2 года назад +7

    What a great job, Chris! Barrow reminds me some small towns in Puerto Rico, but in temrs of the kindness of people! Thank you for this video. Hope to watch of this kind soon! Bravo!

  • @raypilot510
    @raypilot510 2 года назад +6

    I really appreciated this video of your trip to Barrow, Alaska. Through you, I felt like I was with you as you explored a place that I will never see in person. Well done, and thank you.

  • @theericnakamura
    @theericnakamura 2 года назад +4

    Thanks much for making this. I went to Barrow as a little kid, and I'm glad to have experienced it again through your video.

  • @chuckinsac
    @chuckinsac 2 года назад +8

    This was a fascinating video. When I was a youth living in Anchorage, Barrow was this almost mythical place where me and none of my friends would ever see. It kind of looks like I would have expected. Then again, I was never there. Thanks for making this video and satisfying my curiosity!

  • @peteyd6228
    @peteyd6228 2 года назад +6

    Really well done. Chris. Thank you.

  • @davidshalda5117
    @davidshalda5117 Год назад

    Quite possibly the best video I have watched on RUclips. Great job! Thanks for taking us along.

  • @lauraroberts8879
    @lauraroberts8879 2 года назад +2

    The day we were fogged in was the most adventurous. We'd been escorted by teachers in the community the other days. Was in the elementary and high school...marvelous facilities. My traveling partner was interviewed on the radio, so also was in the radio station. The library had programs for the children and every child we met was just precious. Loved seeing the young women carrying their toddlers in the hood of their coats. Saw whale being thawed on big sheets of plywood...were told they were preparing for a festival. It was a great experience.

  • @jjrevab1118
    @jjrevab1118 2 года назад +10

    Yes, try to get back in the Winter, and enjoy the Northern Lights!

  • @TVRExploring
    @TVRExploring 2 года назад +5

    Very well done... Thank you for putting this together. I've been visiting as many small, obscure towns in Alaska as I can, but I haven't made it to Barrow yet.

    • @screamingtrees9619
      @screamingtrees9619 Год назад

      Which towns have stood out to you the most? Which would you recommend? Did you get there by airplane for the most part? I Would like to know as I hope I get to do this sometime in the future

  • @alaskan6384
    @alaskan6384 2 года назад +1

    One of the better travel videos of Barrow Alaska that I've seen, good job

  • @jasonpatterson8091
    @jasonpatterson8091 2 года назад +20

    That's the King Eider Inn, not the King Elder Inn. A king eider is a type of duck.

  • @keenbug
    @keenbug 2 года назад +5

    Extremely well done! I enjoyed it very much. Thank you!

  • @steelersfan4122
    @steelersfan4122 2 года назад +3

    I loved the video so much can’t wait to see more like this.

  • @EmericTL
    @EmericTL 2 года назад +4

    RUclips recommended me your video and it’s by far the best video I have seen about Barrow, even better than some big channel out there. Definitely made me want to visit the city!

  • @ghostmode3027
    @ghostmode3027 2 года назад +7

    I would love to live out here. It seems so peaceful and isolated which is exactly what I love about small towns.

    • @vickimeyers2672
      @vickimeyers2672 Год назад

      Keep in mind everything is more expensive, as it has to be flown in. No roads from the big cities upon which to transport food and supplies.

  • @davidhamilton1881
    @davidhamilton1881 2 года назад +4

    Outstanding video.....truly enjoyed it.

  • @gnexjeff
    @gnexjeff 2 года назад +4

    This was a nice change of pace from your already enjoyable channel. I hope you're able to do more videos like this! And I bet Sam from Wendover Productions would highly approve this video.

  • @michaeltravels2672
    @michaeltravels2672 2 года назад +2

    thejazzguy13, This is hands down the best video you’ve ever made. Hope you can make more content like this in the future!

  • @MaybeGodwillsaveMe
    @MaybeGodwillsaveMe 2 года назад +7

    I appreciate that you took so much out of this place. Really cool.

  • @Furry-ym3or
    @Furry-ym3or 2 года назад +54

    The production quality is on par with something you would see on Nat geo

    • @davidsradioroom9678
      @davidsradioroom9678 2 года назад +2

      It was an amazing experience.

    • @ThaGVPSon
      @ThaGVPSon 2 года назад +2

      I'm really relishing the experience right now glad I tuned in to this one

  • @BluegrassElevators
    @BluegrassElevators 2 года назад +10

    Well this is another interesting video! I can’t believe how expensive that grocery store was! Can’t wait for the next one!

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 2 года назад +4

      The next grocery store will be just as expensive.

    • @Default78334
      @Default78334 2 года назад +1

      There's a reason that whaling is still a thing among Alaskan natives.

  • @user-fp8sp1im7b
    @user-fp8sp1im7b 2 года назад +1

    I burst into laughter at the sea bathing scene. LOL. Greetings from Japan.

  • @Camerenreynolds
    @Camerenreynolds 2 года назад +5

    Barrow seems amazing want to go there one day. Great video, do more like these like what certain destinations are like as well as your trip reports. Keep it up 👍🏼

  • @interestinglyenough7601
    @interestinglyenough7601 2 года назад +4

    Awesome video. I had to live vicariously through this one because I only plan to go as far north as the interior, but I was still curious about Barrow. This was a great capture.

  • @ThomasBaxter
    @ThomasBaxter 2 года назад +24

    5:42 Correction, not overpriced. Priced correctly for the location.

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 2 года назад +3

      Yep, lots of people don't seem to understand basic economics. They think everything should be free.

    • @dahorn100011
      @dahorn100011 2 года назад +1

      I was getting a bit annoyed by these remarks too.
      Nothing here is overpriced expecially if there are multiple places to get food. They'll be selling it as cheap as they can.
      And an American shocked at $ 5.5 a gallon. In the UK, we pay $1.70 per litre.

    • @ericmaloney3889
      @ericmaloney3889 2 года назад +2

      How would an Amazon Prime account work out there? Would I still get free shipping on my $3 bag of Lay's chips, so I wouldn't have to pay $11 for them? If so, then yes, they're overpriced.

    • @kevinnewsom3128
      @kevinnewsom3128 2 года назад +2

      @@ericmaloney3889 I was just wondering the same thing!

    • @ericmaloney3889
      @ericmaloney3889 2 года назад +1

      @@kevinnewsom3128 - Just seems like the logical solution to me. If I have to wait X amount of time for delivery, then so be it. I'm still not paying an absurd mark up like that on a dry good.

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 Год назад +2

    Barrow, this small town attracts crowds of tourists. Barrow, where day becomes night. It lies beyond the Arctic Circle, forgotten by all, seperated from the word, it is the northernmost city of the United States. Although the climate is memorable, Barrow is inhabited by the indigenous people of Alaska.Thank you for the beautiful video and for the virtual tour...

  • @Hillers62
    @Hillers62 2 года назад +3

    Woah!!!! 1:30 am, and the sunlight is beating through your window!!!!! I'm thinking that heavy blinds sell well there!!! Truly the land of the midnight sun!!!!!

  • @chelseafootball7004
    @chelseafootball7004 2 года назад +3

    First. Loved the video.

  • @jcbaily5559
    @jcbaily5559 2 года назад +25

    What a beautiful, fair and honest report. It was a real pleasure to visit with you and experience your journey. Having lived in Anchorage for close to 20 years, what you experienced was so typical. I do hope you can return to Alaska and see more of it as it is a fantastic State!

  • @dylanthomas7680
    @dylanthomas7680 2 года назад +2

    Well filmed and produced! Beautiful pictures, and especially liked your choices for audio.

  • @MrJonrocker
    @MrJonrocker 2 года назад +4

    Towns and experiences like that is why Alaska is home.

  • @Parker53151
    @Parker53151 2 года назад +7

    I haven’t been to Barrow, but I have been to Deadhorse. Drove up the Dalton Highway to get there. Fascinating trip to get there, fascinating place to see. While it was dirt and mud, the oil patch was also amazingly clean and free of debris, litter, and even cigarette butts.

    • @DiamondDustVIII
      @DiamondDustVIII Год назад

      My wife and I did the drive from Fairbanks to Deadhorse for our honeymoon. It's hauntingly beautiful, something I will never, ever forget.

  • @richdorak1547
    @richdorak1547 2 года назад +10

    So, it's not technically overpriced. There are extra costs to transport stuff.

  • @ArcussArcuss
    @ArcussArcuss Год назад +2

    Somewhere new to add to my bucket list, love arctic towns!

  • @thomasnorton5086
    @thomasnorton5086 Год назад +2

    Thank you for sharing this video on Burrow. I was up there summer 1995. The town has changed. I was part of NOAA survey team. Working on the airport. Never did get use the 24hr day light.

  • @cph98108
    @cph98108 2 года назад +7

    Beautiful! The church you showed is the Presbyterian Church. One of my friends - I'm also a Presbyterian minister - was pastor of that church for a few years. It was interesting to hear his stories!

    • @klimzjabowa.1950
      @klimzjabowa.1950 2 года назад

      Hey , I will go there in October 10 for one night.Do you some one over there who can host me ?Hotels in Barrow are expensive but I can pay for my stay .Please let me know.I am christian too but not not Presbyterian.

  • @theartsig
    @theartsig 2 года назад +8

    You remind me very much of a young Carl Sagan. Same inflections. Same halting staccato in your delivery. Of course our Carl would never be dumb enough to butt-dive into an Arctic puddle without getting wicked stoned.

  • @janice8523
    @janice8523 2 года назад +1

    What an amazing experience you had!👍🙏

  • @cooneywi
    @cooneywi Год назад

    This is an amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing Barrow with us.

  • @michaelb9629
    @michaelb9629 2 года назад +4

    Thanks for the part 2 of the trip. It’s really making me interested to check it out sometime. I was thinking about the polar plunge too because I want to do it at lake michigan at a beach in Chicago. I actually work at a grocery store where the prices are normal and not as bad as where you just were.

  • @lolam1646
    @lolam1646 2 года назад +6

    I love this video! I would love to visit Barrow in a near future, I have always been fascinated by the place…..it seems so magical, not to mention I love cold weather and snow lol 😂
    I love the format of the video, you should create more videos like that!
    Greetings from fellow Pole 🇵🇱

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 2 года назад

      Hi Lola trust me you don't want to wrestle with polar bears

  • @go_all_the_way
    @go_all_the_way Год назад

    You've got a beautiful way of capturing unique moments. I especially appreciate the beautiful way in which you speak and pace your thoughts out. Please keep sharing moments like these with the world 🙏🌎💙

  • @johnbeggs9669
    @johnbeggs9669 2 года назад +1

    This is great. People need to see these places. Would love to visit, but never will, so these videos will suffice. Top stuff!

  • @SamsaLilaTheHobo
    @SamsaLilaTheHobo 2 года назад +3

    I'm obsessed with maps and I've been staring at Barrow on the map for many many years. I ended up living right on Lake Superior and I thought that was North... I'm so glad I ran into this video. I feel like an odd veil was lifted. I'm All about The surreal weird stuff! Subscribing!

  • @MorteWulfe
    @MorteWulfe 2 года назад +3

    Semi fascinated with this place because at one point my dad was considering taking on either a sheriff's role or a police chief's role there. This would have been my life if he had.

  • @sz1990yj
    @sz1990yj Год назад

    Thanks for your video. Feel so calm while watching

  • @paulntpa1122
    @paulntpa1122 2 года назад +1

    Hey you guys, Tampa FL here, heading toward Seattle in Sept for an Alaska cruise. Can't wait to see Alaska, but not far as Barrow. Your video was wonderful, to see another part of the world, we as humans don't normally see....WOW...keep up your great videos. GOOD JOB !

  • @timgrisham9051
    @timgrisham9051 2 года назад +25

    The city that never sleeps is not just NYC it's Barrow AK.

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 2 года назад

      Dont forget Fort Wayne Indiana

  • @michelleabel4930
    @michelleabel4930 2 года назад +11

    Very interesting and informative. I love to travel, so this was very helpful in knowing what Barrow is like. Thank you for documenting and sharing!

  • @martinschulz9381
    @martinschulz9381 Год назад +1

    In a complicated world where just everything is readily available with the touch of your phone, my wife and I love exploring little away places; they're always fun and interesting.

  • @LJDS1979
    @LJDS1979 2 года назад +2

    Lucky to see Denali, it is almost always cloud covered. Awesome.

  • @crazycoollady
    @crazycoollady 2 года назад +3

    I must say that this is one of the most well-done videos I have ever watched in my life. If this video ever got released into theaters, I would definitely pay money to watch it.

  • @Juradolukas
    @Juradolukas Год назад +3

    incredible how people can adapt to harsh conditions like that. great video loved it

    • @sdot5389
      @sdot5389 3 месяца назад

      Barrow has been inhabited for over 1500 years.

  • @fishbait3703
    @fishbait3703 Год назад +1

    Great video of one of the many small towns in Alaska. I live in a small town in southeast Alaska. And thank you for appreciating the Alaska airlines pilots. They are truly one of a kind and fly in the most inhospitable weather in Alaska and are the safest pilots on the planet.

  • @tronalddump6109
    @tronalddump6109 2 года назад +2

    Brilliant quality filming, awesome job 👍

  • @toddfraisure1747
    @toddfraisure1747 2 года назад +5

    Darn good video. I have a good friend that was born there, grew up there and still lives there and will until he passes away. Some think that all there are just is just a bunch of drunks but that's so far from the truth. They have a strong rich culture and are a very proud community. Going there is on my bucket list and might just happen this year.

    • @vandrive5687
      @vandrive5687 2 года назад +1

      On my bucket list too. Have an affinity for remote towns & communities.

  • @StuartAxe
    @StuartAxe 2 года назад +7

    Your ever growing on screen confidence perfectly compliments your superb editing skills. Super youtuber and looking forward to more on screen commentary in your videos. You have an amazing accent! ;-)

    • @johnsymonstcu
      @johnsymonstcu 2 года назад

      Yes, a great channel about Alaskan life. Bert Somers owns an HVAC company in North Pole, AK (a suburb of Fairbanks) and did a great program about Barrow. He interviewed a minister of a church in Barrow and discussed the issue of poverty there for some residents. Also talked about depression and other problems associated with living in such an isolated environment.

  • @brrblack497
    @brrblack497 2 года назад +1

    I grew up in Anchorage 1970-80 . Thanks for this video I really enjoyed it .

  • @mycl2181
    @mycl2181 Год назад

    this takes me back. I haven't been home in a while, and its nice to see a high quality video of it.

  • @pvantran82
    @pvantran82 2 года назад +3

    You have a gift of story telling. Keep at it. 👍

  • @sharonolsen6579
    @sharonolsen6579 2 года назад +7

    This immediately made me think of the song "Life in a Northern Town" by the Dream Academy.

    • @billywhite4190
      @billywhite4190 2 года назад +1

      I remember that song but haven't heard it in years.

    • @sharonolsen6579
      @sharonolsen6579 2 года назад

      @@billywhite4190 I hadn't heard it in years either, or even thought about it until this story .. Had to pull it up on you tube and listen to the whole song .. .. : ]

    • @cm1133
      @cm1133 2 года назад +1

      You just reminded me of an episode of “King of the Hill.” In that episode, Buckley dies and appears in Louann’s dream one night. Buckley is jumping on the trampoline while “Life in a Northern Town” is playing in the background.

  • @misskitty2133
    @misskitty2133 Год назад

    Very interesting & enjoyable. Thanks so much!

  • @Biglake92
    @Biglake92 2 года назад +1

    Gotta go before the snow melts and the see levels rise . The most amazing place awesomest!!!🥰🥰

  • @jeanchartrand2519
    @jeanchartrand2519 2 года назад +5

    Good job,buddy 👍 I was able to see land of midnight 🌞 over 50yrs ago.
    Uranium City Saskatchewan.

    • @sdot5389
      @sdot5389 3 месяца назад

      Saskatchewan is way below the Arctic Circle….they don’t have permanent darkness at any time of the year.

  • @wtrbflo72
    @wtrbflo72 2 года назад +11

    Great video. Too bad Pepe's burned down. "Best tacos north of the border." Joe's museum was a must see also. RIP Joe. 🙏👼

    • @alanfoster6589
      @alanfoster6589 2 года назад +1

      I wondered why I didn't see Pepe's. That's too bad. They'd boast that they were the northernmost Mexican restaurant on the planet. And a big yes to Joe's museum.

    • @AndrewDeLoose
      @AndrewDeLoose 2 года назад +2

      Oh bummer, when did that happen?

    • @Widdershins.
      @Widdershins. 2 года назад +2

      @@AndrewDeLoose Google's your friend (well, not really): www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/pepes-landmark-barrow-restaurant-burns-ground/2013/08/31/

    • @brinkee7674
      @brinkee7674 2 года назад +2

      I was wondering about Joe's. Being that his museum is/was his home, is it still there. Joe worked during the day at Pepe's and did 'showings' at his home. I never met him but he seemed like a great guy. I hope Joe's can carry on

    • @tawnihaynie1065
      @tawnihaynie1065 3 месяца назад

      Yes, and I miss Joe and Fran Tate. Beautiful people.

  • @PeterJStauffer
    @PeterJStauffer 2 года назад +1

    Totally Awesome, thanks for sharing

  • @OmegaSwitch
    @OmegaSwitch Год назад

    I've wondered what Barrow is like since I was a kid! Thank you for exploring and sharing!

  • @Ethan-uo9lm
    @Ethan-uo9lm 2 года назад +3

    I’m never complaining about where I live ever again

  • @jayhoppy2524
    @jayhoppy2524 2 года назад +7

    I'm from Pennsylvania too, want to see more of the world, have always been curious about Barrow and northern towns and cities.

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 2 года назад +1

      Sorry to say this but there's no hot Amish girls in barrow

    • @jayhoppy2524
      @jayhoppy2524 2 года назад +1

      @@eddiew2325 There's no hot Barrow girls in Pa either. Just a few mediocre looking ones.... but they may be from Prudhoe Bay.

  • @karmathephoenix2474
    @karmathephoenix2474 Месяц назад

    It is the community and friendliness of the people there that really counts. Unlike the lower 48, people take everything for granted leaving them greedy, rude, mean, hateful, and trigger happy.