Into The Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid The ArcticForty years ago, park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey to Alaska's Noatak River. He was astonished by the abundant wildlife and the strange Arctic landscape and its otherworldly light, so he continued on dozens of explorations throughout the north. After a 30 year absence, Waterman returned to the Noatak in 2021 and 2022. He observed brush grown over the tundra, teardrop shaped landslides, or thermokarsts, caused by thawing permafrost, and