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Alone Across the Arctic:
One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog Team

Pam Flowers made an 11-month trek across the arctic with her dog team. Her trip followed the trans-arctic route of the 1923 "Fifth Thule Expedition" along the Northwest Passage between Barrow, Alaska and Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada.

Pam is the first woman and the first American ever to complete the 2500-mile journey solo.

On November 18, 2003, Pam shared her story with the Sierra Club- Huron Valley Group and the Washtenaw Audubon Society. To learn more about her trip:


Last updated by Suzanne Brucker Heiney, January 2004.