J. P. Myev 1975 Journal Flight: Barrow to Cape Lisborne, Chukchi Sea, Alaska 5 July (cont'd) some areas then appeared to be vast expanses of mud between the barrier islands and land, although conceivably this was silt covered ice (where at Barrow, e.g. North Salt lagoon, migrant shorebird will forage). Less than half an hour before landing we began to draw close to mountains, and only for the final approach were we actually near them. The Brooks Range meets the Chukchi in the Cape Lisborne - Cape Thompson area. Cape Lisborne, Chukchi Sea, Alaska Landing at the active air force base, we were met by a tremendous wind (20 knots with strong gusts), a fire-suited crew on fire truck, and the base commander. Fortunately the Secretary did not feel obliged to exercise formality so we were placed inside 3 pickups and taken up to "Top Camp" - a series of buildings, including a DEW line station and an ITT radio communication shack perched on the cliff 800' or so above the Sea. A scree slope fell from the edge of the parking lot at top directly to the beach (a gravelly affair ~50m wide). Directly on the other side of the parking lot, a scout 100 m from the W side, was another scree and tundra slope, falling at no less than 45° several hundred feet. So the site was a narrow ridge. Unfortunately we did not have the opportunity to clamber about: they decided we could not reach the cliff from that side, and therefore should go back down to "Bottom Camp" where the main base was, and take a Rollagon and a Wrecker tractor out to a more accessible cliff. As traveling both up and down the road, our drivers reported their position 4 times en route: "this is polar bear blue leader 1 at summit approaching survival hut #3...." It looked like a nasty route in the winter. They said that winds reach 100kts, and were, in fact, 40kts the day before. We were apparently only the 2nd plane to land in two weeks, the first having done that morning. (Upon learning that I recalled the rough landing and fire truck narrowly). The road, perhaps 1/2 mile long, follows a narrow stream for the first 3/4 mile. It then cuts up sharply, winding up around the side of the mountain. Vegetation was sparse - some very short grasses, some lichens and perhaps a heather; but we really could not explore the hillside at all. At the base of the road,