King E-I-D-E-R Inn is the other hotel...honestly don't know how I missed that till now but thanks for catching that folks! 🙏

Pro tip: If you're going to Barrow, fill your luggage with groceries. You can either eat them after you arrive or sell them and buy a house there.

Great video.. Almost 20 years ago I was the Manufacturing Engineer on the project that built and installed the power plant (two Generators powered by Industrial gas turbines) that provides all the power for the town of Barrows.. I've worked on a lot of projects over the years, but somehow knowing that this one has been providing reliable power to an entire town living under some of the most harsh conditions on earth, has been one of the most rewarding parts of my career..

That was one of my flight routes for 28 years flying for Alaska Airlines. Lots of great memories of great people from Barrow.

I was in Barrow in March of 2019. It is the most unusual place I have ever seen on the planet. Seeing the ocean frozen was surreal. It was -6F but with the wind it felt like -20F The place is like being in a dream. No one can really explain it. You must experience it. I plan to go back. Just unreal. Loved it.

I was born and raised in Barrow. Thank you for making such a wholesome video. There have been so many different people coming to Barrow and posting videos that have given the town a bad rep. Not too many people have actually taken the time to really see the good parts of my home town and though you only spent 3 nights there, Im glad you got to see a small part of the bright side of the most northern town in the US.

I went last year. For $30 a cab driver will take you on a tour of the entire city. My driver was very proud of this city.

Gotta be a drag dealing with all the vampires in the winter, though...

This video brought back memories of the trip my girlfriend and I took to Barrow in March of 2007. It appears that not much has changed there. We also stayed at the Top of the World Hotel, in an "Ocean View" room just across the road from the frozen Arctic Ocean. We flew into a frigid pea-soup fog, which is pretty much the norm in winter. But as luck would have it, the fog lifted after a couple of hours and we had glorious sunshine, which lifted the temperature all the way to about 0. The locals all remarked on the "heat." I went for a walk on the frozen ocean. The first 300 yards or so out from the beach are flat, as the sea is frozen all the way to the bottom. But beyond that zone, the ice is broken every which way and very difficult to traverse. Being covered with a couple feet of snow, you can't tell what the footing is like, and if you aren't really careful, you can get seriously hurt. Which is only one of the hazards. Upon my return to the beach we found a guy parked facing the ocean, a high-powered rifle within reach. He explained that he was watching me because polar bears like to hide in the broken ice offshore, and wanted to be ready in case one began to stalk me. In the night a front passed through, dropping the temperature to about -30 Fahrenheit. Nothing prepares you for that kind of cold, which can kill you in minutes if you don't dress for it. Standard attire is: five layers above the waist (T-shirt, thermals, Flannel shirt, heavy duty sweater, parka;) three layers below the waist (thermals, fleece-lined pants, snow pants.) On your feet you wear two layers of heavy woolen socks and insulated snow boots. The ground is so cold that if you stand still for even a couple of minutes, your feet begin to freeze. You must keep moving at all times. We had dinner at the famous Pancho's north of the border, where we were served by a locally famous fellow known as T-shirt Joe, a name derived from his habit of wearing only a T-shirt, even in the dead of winter. Before they built the Utilidor, which provides locals with water and utilities, Joe was the driver of the town's water truck, which carried loads of water to all the residents of Barrow. The utilidor put him out of work, so he made a minor living taking tourists on guided tours through the Utilidor. He also worked at Pancho's, which was owned by his mom. I was familiar with Joe because I had watched a documentary about the town before our trip, and Joe was a featured player. Very unusual guy. The meal was fabulous, almost the best Mexican food ever, but very expensive, like everything else in town. I was saddened to hear that Pancho's later burned down, and was not rebuilt. Next day we rode to the Point, maybe 10 miles out of town, where we did see, and were stalked by, a polar bear. Locals dump whalebones at the point, and bears come and feed on them. Fresh tracks, scat, and pee marks were everywhere. It was very weird to be within sight of something that was trying to find a way to eat you. Going to Barrow is like going to Mars, so different (and hostile) is the place. I'm so glad we got to go.

“Where not a single tree grows” Imagine living your entire life and never seeing a real tree. Like what

I lived in Barrow doing a student rotation for the Indian Health Services from August to December 1990. You did a great job in showing the true Barrow. While there were some new buildings, it looked pretty much the same. The last three weeks I was there I experienced "total darkness" with no sun. Thanks for taking me on a walk down memory lane.

Thank you ...I really enjoyed that. A good look at a place most of us will never go. 😀

Been to Barrow(Utqiagvik) many, many, many times. Built the new hospital there, my company built the Top of the World Hotel. Helped harvest a whale in the fall whaling season. Have friends in Utqiagvik and enjoy going there. It is its own place.

Great video and perfect coverage as always, I'm still yet waiting to visit Alaska in its entirety one day but much appreciated for you to give an insight on what to expect if decide to visit Barrow Alaska itself or probably other parts as well. Continue doing what you do and I hope you have a great Summer 😁😊

That was really made from the heart kiddo! I simply loved your reactions in the various moments of the video. I was really touched! Congratulations. I'm looking forward to watching the next one! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks much for making this. I went to Barrow as a little kid, and I'm glad to have experienced it again through your video.

I've been to Barrow, Alaska four years ago. It's one of those places, you will always remember for it's uniqueness.

This was a fascinating video. When I was a youth living in Anchorage, Barrow was this almost mythical place where me and none of my friends would ever see. It kind of looks like I would have expected. Then again, I was never there. Thanks for making this video and satisfying my curiosity!

Wow Chris, this was extremely well done! I love your trip reports but this is just a whole new level! They should play this for all tourists to see on arrival!😸

Nice vid. One thing you didn’t mention is why a lot of the hotels are full in June, and that is because of birders and wildlife photographers. Barrow is famous for its nesting shorebirds, seabirds, and ducks that fly all the way to the north slope to take advantage of 24 hours of sunlight and abundant food (i.e. bugs) to raise the next generation in just a few weeks. Then they turn around and fly back south to winter in the lower 48 or even in South America. When they are in the Arctic they are in their fancy breeding plumage and are photographic favorites.

Wow, what a cool adventure, and such amazing cinematography and narration! Some of those views, particularly out of the airplane window, are just stunning. The farthest north I've ever been (and lived) was St. Petersburg, Russia, and the period of the White Nights is not as long nor bright as Barrow's midnight sun. Thanks for your great work and sharing!

I love your content,so tempting and staggering to see,the imagery and the scenery.

Just want to tell you- You did a really great job capturing most everything there. Brought me right back to when I spent 5 years living/working out of Barrow- I also worked in seven different villages on the North Slope. Thank you for taking the time to shoot this video, edit and post it. I've been down in the lower 48 for 3 years now. I'm getting ready to head back up to Barrow. To the frozen tundra and land of the midnight sun. Take care.

Welcome to my home state! I'm in a small community a bit out of Anchorage. I'm so glad that you got a glimpse of life here in the north. Most smaller communities are similar in feel as Barrow, with knowing your fellow citizens and caring and coming together when incidents that threaten the lives of the village.

I really appreciated this video of your trip to Barrow, Alaska. Through you, I felt like I was with you as you explored a place that I will never see in person. Well done, and thank you.

I loved the video so much can’t wait to see more like this.

What a great job, Chris! Barrow reminds me some small towns in Puerto Rico, but in temrs of the kindness of people! Thank you for this video. Hope to watch of this kind soon! Bravo!

I have always wanted to go there! I live in Kodiak, Alaska ❤

Quite possibly the best video I have watched on KZfaq. Great job! Thanks for taking us along.

Without realizing it, you were the minister of tourism for Barrow, Alaska.

Your video allowed me to visit Barrow, without spending a fortune on food. Thank you!

I appreciate that you took so much out of this place. Really cool.

The day we were fogged in was the most adventurous. We'd been escorted by teachers in the community the other days. Was in the elementary and high school...marvelous facilities. My traveling partner was interviewed on the radio, so also was in the radio station. The library had programs for the children and every child we met was just precious. Loved seeing the young women carrying their toddlers in the hood of their coats. Saw whale being thawed on big sheets of plywood...were told they were preparing for a festival. It was a great experience.

Extremely well done! I enjoyed it very much. Thank you!

Really well done. Chris. Thank you.

Awesome video. I had to live vicariously through this one because I only plan to go as far north as the interior, but I was still curious about Barrow. This was a great capture.

Dude, I just booked tickets/hotel for Barrow, June 2022 because of your video! Thanks for the inspiration!

Scratching Barrow Alaska off my bucket list

Barrow seems amazing want to go there one day. Great video, do more like these like what certain destinations are like as well as your trip reports. Keep it up 👍🏼

One of the better travel videos of Barrow Alaska that I've seen, good job

Somewhere new to add to my bucket list, love arctic towns!

Well this is another interesting video! I can’t believe how expensive that grocery store was! Can’t wait for the next one!

Very well done... Thank you for putting this together. I've been visiting as many small, obscure towns in Alaska as I can, but I haven't made it to Barrow yet.

thejazzguy13, This is hands down the best video you’ve ever made. Hope you can make more content like this in the future!

This is an amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing Barrow with us.

Outstanding video.....truly enjoyed it.

This was a nice change of pace from your already enjoyable channel. I hope you're able to do more videos like this! And I bet Sam from Wendover Productions would highly approve this video.

I grew up in Anchorage 1970-80 . Thanks for this video I really enjoyed it .

Thanks for your video. Feel so calm while watching

What a beautiful, fair and honest report. It was a real pleasure to visit with you and experience your journey. Having lived in Anchorage for close to 20 years, what you experienced was so typical. I do hope you can return to Alaska and see more of it as it is a fantastic State!

KZfaq recommended me your video and it’s by far the best video I have seen about Barrow, even better than some big channel out there. Definitely made me want to visit the city!

Gotta go before the snow melts and the see levels rise . The most amazing place awesomest!!!🥰🥰

I am so proud of my self being in Barrow 2 years back for a day and took an Arctic dip .

Yes, try to get back in the Winter, and enjoy the Northern Lights!

I'm obsessed with maps and I've been staring at Barrow on the map for many many years. I ended up living right on Lake Superior and I thought that was North... I'm so glad I ran into this video. I feel like an odd veil was lifted. I'm All about The surreal weird stuff! Subscribing!

What an amazing experience you had!👍🙏

Great video of one of the many small towns in Alaska. I live in a small town in southeast Alaska. And thank you for appreciating the Alaska airlines pilots. They are truly one of a kind and fly in the most inhospitable weather in Alaska and are the safest pilots on the planet.

Very interesting and informative. I love to travel, so this was very helpful in knowing what Barrow is like. Thank you for documenting and sharing!

Towns and experiences like that is why Alaska is home.

I've wondered what Barrow is like since I was a kid! Thank you for exploring and sharing!

Lucky to see Denali, it is almost always cloud covered. Awesome.

I would love to live out here. It seems so peaceful and isolated which is exactly what I love about small towns.

I haven’t been to Barrow, but I have been to Deadhorse. Drove up the Dalton Highway to get there. Fascinating trip to get there, fascinating place to see. While it was dirt and mud, the oil patch was also amazingly clean and free of debris, litter, and even cigarette butts.

You've got a beautiful way of capturing unique moments. I especially appreciate the beautiful way in which you speak and pace your thoughts out. Please keep sharing moments like these with the world 🙏🌎💙

Hey you guys, Tampa FL here, heading toward Seattle in Sept for an Alaska cruise. Can't wait to see Alaska, but not far as Barrow. Your video was wonderful, to see another part of the world, we as humans don't normally see....WOW...keep up your great videos. GOOD JOB !

dude, you need to make more videos like these! you're absolutely amazing at narrating. Awesome video dude. You just earned a new sub :)

Thanks for the part 2 of the trip. It’s really making me interested to check it out sometime. I was thinking about the polar plunge too because I want to do it at lake michigan at a beach in Chicago. I actually work at a grocery store where the prices are normal and not as bad as where you just were.

This is great. People need to see these places. Would love to visit, but never will, so these videos will suffice. Top stuff!

Very interesting & enjoyable. Thanks so much!

First. Loved the video.

You have a gift of story telling. Keep at it. 👍

this takes me back. I haven't been home in a while, and its nice to see a high quality video of it.

great picture of all the place. thank you for giving us a little taste of the life in north alaska.

Beautiful! The church you showed is the Presbyterian Church. One of my friends - I'm also a Presbyterian minister - was pastor of that church for a few years. It was interesting to hear his stories!

incredible how people can adapt to harsh conditions like that. great video loved it

What a great video! Barrow was always on my bucket list but no one wanted to go with me…so I just went by myself! Stayed at Top if the World, ate at Arctic Pizza….absolutely wonderful.

Well filmed and produced! Beautiful pictures, and especially liked your choices for audio.

I learned about Barrow Alaska from the movie 30 days of night.

Your ever growing on screen confidence perfectly compliments your superb editing skills. Super youtuber and looking forward to more on screen commentary in your videos. You have an amazing accent! ;-)

I burst into laughter at the sea bathing scene. LOL. Greetings from Japan.

Awesome video. It’s always interesting seeing what it’s like in these super remote towns.

I love this video! I would love to visit Barrow in a near future, I have always been fascinated by the place…..it seems so magical, not to mention I love cold weather and snow lol 😂 I love the format of the video, you should create more videos like that! Greetings from fellow Pole 🇵🇱

Good job,buddy 👍 I was able to see land of midnight 🌞 over 50yrs ago. Uranium City Saskatchewan.

Cool documentary. I always wondered what it was like to visit remote towns all over the world.

Great job putting this together. From one citizen of the Keystone State to another.

Darn good video. I have a good friend that was born there, grew up there and still lives there and will until he passes away. Some think that all there are just is just a bunch of drunks but that's so far from the truth. They have a strong rich culture and are a very proud community. Going there is on my bucket list and might just happen this year.

I like this vlog-style video from you. You should do one of these whenever you travel to an interesting city (like NYC or LA)

Holy Moly. That's super expensive! It's still crazy that it never goes dark. Thanks for the video!

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing Barrow.

Woah!!!! 1:30 am, and the sunlight is beating through your window!!!!! I'm thinking that heavy blinds sell well there!!! Truly the land of the midnight sun!!!!!

I must say that this is one of the most well-done videos I have ever watched in my life. If this video ever got released into theaters, I would definitely pay money to watch it.

thank you so much for sharing this awesome report!

Thank you for your awesome video and I hope you know how much I enjoyed it. I did a bike trip years ago and I biked from Anchorage to Copper Center and then back down to Seward and then to Anchorage in only four days. I admire your enthusiasm and your adventurous attitude and I hope you will be on again soon 👍

Semi fascinated with this place because at one point my dad was considering taking on either a sheriff's role or a police chief's role there. This would have been my life if he had.

The production quality is on par with something you would see on Nat geo

Great video, thank you for sharing! God bless you every where you go!

Awesome video . I hope you can have another adventure in 2022 . Chris , you make an excellent film

5:42 Correction, not overpriced. Priced correctly for the location.

Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work. Ps you look so much like my son. Handsome man.

This is on my bucket list, for sure.