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Photos/Collections/Breakup Season

Breakup Season

Spring thaw transforms Alaska's frozen landscapes

75 photos

A vibrant spring sunset glows over the vast, snow-covered landscape of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, marked by deep tire tracks.

Dormant alder bushes with catkins stand in a snow-covered landscape under a clear blue sky during early spring in Alaska.

Bill Popp stands at a podium outdoors in Anchorage, Alaska, during an event endorsing Suzanne LaFrance for public office.

Bill Popp and Suzanne LaFrance stand together outdoors during an endorsement event in Anchorage, Alaska, on a sunny spring day.

Suzanne LaFrance smiles while standing in front of a colorful mural during a campaign endorsement event in Anchorage, Alaska.

Two muskoxen rest on a dry, grassy hillside along Teller Road in rural Alaska during the late spring season.

A speaker addresses attendees at the memorial service for Don Young, held in a large auditorium featuring American and state flags.

Attendees gather at a memorial service for Don Young, featuring a large portrait of the late congressman displayed on a stage.

A speaker addresses attendees at the memorial service for Don Young, held in a formal auditorium with American and state flags displayed.

Attendees gather in a large auditorium for the memorial service of Congressman Don Young in April 2022.

A woman speaks at a podium during the memorial service for Don Young, with seated officials and American flags in the background.

A speaker addresses attendees from a podium during the memorial service for Congressman Don Young in Washington D.C.

Attendees gather in a large auditorium for the memorial service of Don Young, filling the tiered seating of the venue.

A man in a suit speaks from a podium during the memorial service for Don Young in an auditorium setting.

Attendees sit in rows of wooden pews during the memorial service for Congressman Don Young held in an auditorium.

Military honor guard members hold an American flag during the memorial service for Congressman Don Young in Washington D.C.

A woman speaks at a podium during the memorial service for Don Young, with a large mountain photograph displayed on the screen behind.

A wooden foundation frame sits on metal pilings in the muddy, snow-covered landscape of Kwigillingok during the spring thaw.

A worker in a high-visibility vest walks across a muddy, partially snow-covered airstrip in Noatak, Alaska, while a red ATV sits nearby.

Construction workers operate a small excavator to install metal foundation pilings in the muddy, snow-covered ground of Kipnuk, Alaska.

Construction workers in high-visibility gear assemble a wooden structure on a snow-covered site in the community of Kipnuk, Alaska.

A Kubota excavator equipped with a pile driver attachment installs metal posts into the frozen, snow-covered ground in Kwigillingok, Alaska.

Large white sandbags line the icy, snow-covered bank of the Noatak River in Alaska during the spring thaw.

A Sany excavator and all-terrain vehicles operate on a snowy construction site in Kipnuk, Alaska, surrounded by piles of metal piping.

Workers use a yellow excavator to relocate a small wooden structure across a snow-covered landscape in the village of Kipnuk, Alaska.

A channel of open water cuts through the frozen, snow-covered Noatak River during the spring breakup in rural Alaska.

A construction worker in a high-visibility jacket installs foundation beams in the snow-covered village of Kipnuk, Alaska, during April.

A weathered wooden boardwalk stretches across a snow-covered landscape in Kwigillingok, Alaska, during the spring season.

A series of wooden boardwalk supports under construction stretches across a snow-covered landscape in the rural community of Kwigillingok, Alaska.

Two excavators work to clear ice along a riverbank in Noatak, Alaska, during the spring breakup season.

A worker installs wooden planks on a boardwalk in Kwigillingok, Alaska, surrounded by snow-covered terrain under a cloudy spring sky.

An orange Case excavator works to clear debris and melting snow from a muddy, water-logged site in the community of Kipnuk, Alaska.

An excavator performs road construction work on a gravel path adjacent to a snow-covered landscape in Noatak, Alaska.

A wooden boardwalk under construction stretches across a snow-covered landscape in the rural community of Kwigillingok, Alaska, during the spring season.

A yellow excavator clears deep snow from a road or site in Noatak, Alaska, during a spring maintenance operation.

An orange excavator with a hydraulic attachment installs metal posts into the frozen, snow-covered ground in the community of Kwigillingok, Alaska.

Large chunks of ice pile up along the snowy bank of the Noatak River during the spring breakup season in rural Alaska.

Construction workers operate a Caterpillar excavator to install metal posts into the frozen, snow-covered ground in the community of Kipnuk, Alaska.

A worker on an ATV monitors construction equipment and metal posts installed in the muddy, snow-covered ground of Kipnuk, Alaska.

A long wall of white sandbags protects a snowy, icy landscape in Noatak, Alaska, during spring flood mitigation efforts.

A wooden boardwalk under construction in Kipnuk, Alaska, features heavy machinery, a red ATV, and surrounding snowbanks during the spring season.

A long wall of white sandbags protects the snowy landscape of Noatak, Alaska, during the spring thaw in April 2026.

A construction worker in high-visibility gear works on a wooden boardwalk in Kwigillingok, Alaska, during the spring season.

A construction worker uses a drill and pry bar to repair a wooden boardwalk in the snowy, coastal community of Kipnuk, Alaska.

Large white sandbags line a snow-covered embankment near the frozen Noatak River, serving as flood protection infrastructure in rural Alaska.

A yellow excavator clears snow and debris from a muddy, slushy road in the community of Kwigillingok during early April.

A construction worker in high-visibility gear installs wooden beams on a snowy, flat landscape in Kwigillingok, Alaska, during early April.

Two excavators clear heavy snow piles near a building in the community of Kipnuk, Alaska, during an April cleanup operation.

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