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Open Water (Hidden)

Area where Junior Moses went into open hole on Hay Slough
Assessing travel conditions at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 8
Below sandbar bank
Broken ice beneath snow insulation at upper end of Yukon Slough
Channel Changes Slide 23
Deep hole next to main trail at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Deep open spot along snowmachine trail at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Depression of refrozen ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10
Dimples in snow at upper end of Yukon Slough
Down the slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin
Ease and dangers of traveling on snowdrifts
Effect of snow and wind on ice and trail conditions
Effect of wind on trail conditions
End of Airport Runway
Erosion of surface ice from groundwater upwelling
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 10
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 11
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 12
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 17
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 4
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 7
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 8
Features to look for when traveling to stay safe
Formation of open water pockets at upper end of Yukon Slough
Hay Slough
Hidden hazard at upper end of middle slough of Sam Charley Island
Hidden holes of open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 7
Hidden open holes and collapsed ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 8
Hidden open holes at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10
Hidden open water at end of airport runway
Hidden open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 9
Hidden open water at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Hidden open water below sandbar
Hidden open water or thin ice at upper end of Yukon Slough
Hidden overflow at upper end of middle slough of Sam Charley Island
Ice thickness under the snow in slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin
Infrared image of holes in ice at upper end of Yukon Slough
Jack Reakoff Slide 4
Knut Kielland Slide 10
Knut Kielland Slide 6
Knut Kielland Slide 8
Knut Kielland Slide 9
Layers of shelf ice down slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin
Lumpy conditions at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 4
Main part of the Tanana River at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Midway down the middle slough of Sam Charley Island
Mo's Slough 1
More open holes at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 7
Narrow margin between solid ice and thin ice near Sam Charley Island
Open hole in trail at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10
Open holes at bottom end of Miller's Shortcut
Open water covered by snow in Mo's Slough
Open water hidden by snow at end of airport runway
Open water hidden by thin ice and snow at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Overflow and water seepage at end of airport runway
Pockets of open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 8
Potential water under snow in middle slough of Sam Charley Island
Recently refrozen open water along snowmachine trail in slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin
Refrozen ice collapse at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 5
Role of sandbars in safe river travel
Sam Charley Island
Sam Demientieff Slide 8
Sandbar hazard at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Seasonal changes in ice conditions
Small test hole near Sam Charley Island
Snow-covered pits and sinkholes at upper end of Yukon Slough
Snowdrift below sandbar cutbank at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Snowmachine by open hole at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 17
Spot of thin ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 8
Stay on established trails
Thick ice under trail at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Thin ice at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Thin ice at sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 11
Thin ice hidden under snow at upper end of Yukon Slough
Trail skirting edge of refrozen ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10
Upper end of middle slough of Sam Charley Island
Upper end of Yukon Slough
Using axe to test ice thickness at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Using axe to test thin ice at lower end of Hotcake Slough
Warming up a wet, cold foot
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