{"id":6163,"date":"2017-07-26T20:29:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T20:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6163"},"modified":"2017-07-26T20:29:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T20:29:41","slug":"barrow-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6163","title":{"rendered":"BARROW, ALASKA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At 330 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Barrow is America&#8217;s most northern community with a resident population of 4,700. The locals call\u00a0it &#8220;Top of the World&#8221;. The community was officially renamed to\u00a0Ukpaigvik (Inupiat for &#8220;the place to hunt snowy owls&#8221;) in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6170\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"will rogers airport (1 of 1)\" width=\"4832\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-1.jpg 4832w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-1-1024x854.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4832px) 100vw, 4832px\" \/><\/a><strong>ARRIVAL AT THE WILL ROGERS AND WILEY POST AIRPORT, BARROW, ALASKA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/barrow-arrivals-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6173\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/barrow-arrivals-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"barrow arrivals (1 of 1)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/barrow-arrivals-1-of-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/barrow-arrivals-1-of-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/barrow-arrivals-1-of-1-1024x846.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><strong>BARROW ARRIVALS LOUNGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You know you&#8217;re in Barrow when one of the 10 waiting lounge chairs is taken by a child&#8217;s mukluks!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6171\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"will rogers (1 of 1)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-1-of-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-1-of-1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-1-of-1-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><strong>WILL ROGERS MONUMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The American humorist Will Rogers died with his good friend and pilot \u00a0Wiley Post \u00a0when their small plane crashed in Barrow in 1935.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SNOWY-OWL-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6164\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SNOWY-OWL-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"SNOWY OWL (1 of 1)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SNOWY-OWL-1-of-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SNOWY-OWL-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SNOWY-OWL-1-of-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><strong>WELCOME TO BARROW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DESTINATION-LOCATIONS-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6165\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DESTINATION-LOCATIONS-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"DESTINATION LOCATIONS (1 of 1)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DESTINATION-LOCATIONS-1-of-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DESTINATION-LOCATIONS-1-of-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DESTINATION-LOCATIONS-1-of-1-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><strong>BARROW SIGN POST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CHURCH-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6166\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CHURCH-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"BARROW CHURCH (1 of 1)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CHURCH-1-of-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CHURCH-1-of-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CHURCH-1-of-1-671x1024.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><strong>PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CEMETERY-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6167\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CEMETERY-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"BARROW CEMETERY (1 of 1)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CEMETERY-1-of-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CEMETERY-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BARROW-CEMETERY-1-of-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><strong>BARROW CEMETERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6172\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-11.jpg\" alt=\"will rogers airport (1 of 1)\" width=\"1801\" height=\"1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-11.jpg 1801w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-11-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/will-rogers-airport-1-of-11-1024x587.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1801px) 100vw, 1801px\" \/><\/a><strong>BARROW ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Inupiat kids we spoke to you were bragging about their new 4G cell phones. Perhaps it&#8217;s time for me to upgrade my old Samsung III!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 330 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Barrow is America&#8217;s most northern community with a resident population of 4,700. The locals call\u00a0it &#8220;Top of the World&#8221;. 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