Bering Sea Coast Region: Port Clarence John Burroughs and Charles Keeler roamed the tundra, surprised to be plagued by bumblebees and mosquitoes so close to the Arctic Circle. Burroughs experienced the common loss of depth perception caused by the tundra landscape and walked for hours in an attempt to reach a hill that was, most likely, a good thirty miles away.

Details of Alaskan insects collected by the Harriman Expedition. (top)