Tour of Barrow, Alaska | Living and Working in remote Barrow Alaska aka Utqiagvik 

You probably won't see this since you posted your video so long ago, but I wanted to thank you. I lived in Barrow from 1991 thru 1999, I met my wife there, we had our daughter there, we adopted a native son there, and I built two residential structures there. I flew for Cape Smythe Air, the commuter airline of the day, and my wife was the local veterinarian. It's the ugliest place I've ever lived, but it left the most lasting impression on me of all (and I've lived abroad a bit). Your presentation was mostly of the outside of things. Too bad, since life there occurs almost entirely indoors during the long winters. Ah, but those brief times of year when the outdoors become available, accessible, more practical to explore. Words like freedom, adventure, and historical significance fall short. You should post more of what happens inside those buildings in winter, with the short walk between them in -40 degrees and wind blowing snow sideways (and people falling down when the wind suddenly stops). Maybe you could show the children playing in the street unsupervised at 2:00 AM in the broad daylight of summer. Or the devastation of ice sheets tearing paths city blocks wide along the coast in winter. Caribou herds numbering in the tens of thousands on the outskirts of town in summer. Legends of more than 40 sailing ships lost in the ice in the 1800s. The harsh and the beautiful, side by side, in their own extremes. I could go on, but in short, more must be considered to understand Barrow, AK.

I live in Germany. This video does remind me, what the Internet is really worth😊🙃

Nice vídeo. I live so far away, in Colombia. This is a great chance to know something about a place which is like a mith for us in south América. The way you speak about your town make us desire to be there . NICE. Thanks for the vídeo.

OMG these comments are so rude. I think your town is lovely. Thank you for sharing it with us.

damn I bet those 2 hotels hate each other

Good job! Excellent. I liked the feel of just riding around with you. I hope people appreciate you.

Will you ever do a video of going inside some of the buildings like the High School or the Library? I enjoyed this one but mu curiousity is really wigging me. I would like to see the inside.

it sure makes you value trees, flowers and grass

This was very interesting... I know it's not large but it has everything you need, School, Hospital, way overpriced grocery store, Airport, so it's not just a hole in the snow, it's a real town, thank you for sharing this ❤️

I WAS wondering if the Compass ,runs different THERE? I like MORE original street names. Do PEOPLE GET paid a lot, AND DO they pay YOU TO live THERE? Love your video. Thanks!

This was so much fun to watch. Thank you for taking us with you! Greetings from Denmark.

Thank you a million times for this. I'm a writer and for the first time ever I'm writing about a place I've never been to before. It's in my plans to visit Barrow before publishing my third novel, but seeing this video really helps me start to plan the entire thing with more accuracy. You were an immense help!!

Outstanding...have always wanted to see Barrow and have wondered what it's like to live there...now I have a pretty decent idea. We have cold in Iowa but not like that! Thanks!

As someone who lives an hour away from Key West, the southernmost point in the lower 48 states, it boggles my mind to see what lies at the northernmost point of the country. Hopefully I can visit someday.

Me gusto mucho barrow, un saludo para los mexicanos que viven allá, me pareció que tienen un restaurantito un abrazo para ellos y los demás hispanos que no salieron

Can you even watch Netflix or RU-vid there or does it stop and load every five seconds?

they have a Mexican Restaurant I can get a job there hehehe I make tamales tacos lol

to live in barrow is a hard life but i prefer to live in place like barrow than live in the country like mine called brasil. many corruption.

All I think about when I see anything about Barrow is the movie 30 Days of Night.......👍

I'm Brazilian, I lived in Rio de Janeiro and my dream is one day to visit these cold cities and meet a polar bear cub. Rs RS

I couldn't live without warmth...and the SUN (and growing veggies)! The places that humans choose to live, on this planet, still amazes me. Thanks for the tour!!

Utilidor! YES!!! 30 Days of Night!

I can't tell you how many times I've watched your video. For some reason I have a fascination with the Artic and spend more time than I should watching RU-vid videos lol. I subscribed to your RU-vid channel and followed your facebook page so I can see more of your photos and videos. Thanks.

What a fascinating tour! There is no Google Street view for Barrow so this is very appreciated. I bet anyone coming to spend any time in Barrow appreciates this as well. So many wonder what Barrow must be like.

I've see that u are from anchorage. Do u still live in barrow. And nothing better than great pizza lol loved the video as well.

What a great video! I felt like I was in the car with a friend.... a well informed friend! Thanks for sharing!

I hear nurse's make good money there, they send there checks back home & can live very well off mpd's . Is this true?? Oh & enjoyed your video..😘

Greetings from Pennsylvania. Enjoyed your video! Well done. Makes me want to visit. Thanks for doing this!

Are there any hot looking men in Barrow ?

i use to live in barrow in the early 80s i heard joe the waterman passed away. good memories the best x mas. was one of the few blacks that lived there

This was great! Thanks, for sharing this! This was better than anything the travel channel has to offer. I enjoy watching people's videos of their cities or towns that I'd like to visit. I feel like you get a real world view of the actual town and I love it. I can't wait to visit this place.

Thank you for this, I used to visit my father in anchorage every summer then lived up there for a year when I was 17 I'm 40 now and watching this i miss alaska. People are more friendly and hearty up there.

Is there any bars in Barrow?

Electricity how do they generate it? Walking would save $. Would a greenhouse be possible? To give growing veggies a chance? Is snow drinkable?is there a governmental order? Corporated? How many students? Basketball tournaments competition must be low

Govt offices in a gym! Perfect, work off you're frustrations afterwards. 😆😆😆😆

Barrow/Alaska is one of the MOST expensive places to live . Example : a bottle of Ocean Spray juice is $10.

What about the crime/violence/killing/missing/murders ? Numerous articles on RU-vid about the world's most murders/missing capital of the world per populations !

There's no trees. Looks beautiful and depressing. Excellent video. Thank you. I feel like I should mail you a care package lol

Thank you for this video. The Arctic circle really fascinates me (places like Barrow, Iqaluit, Igloolik, but then also Tromsø in Norway) so it was great to get this inside view! I think Barrow would be awesome to visit someday. I don't know if I could live there, though; I think I would just feel too isolated.

I screamed at the price of fuel

Very cool (literally) video! Thanks for uploading. I’m Spanish, and these remote, unique places have always had a baffling appeal to me. I wonder, do schools need a Spanish teacher? Lol, just joking. Best wishes!

This is a fantastic video. Very thorough of the area. Thanks for sharing this.

Heck of big Post Office for such a small town.. Love the video !

awesome video. Seems like such an interesting way of life. The squeeking of your truck adds to the feel of your vid, when most people woud edit it out or add annoying music.... oh and hello from palo alto california!!

Love this! You know it's my dream to live there at least for a little while. My husband is a diesel mechanic and specializes in heavy equipment. I thought he might be able to find a job. I love videos like these! Thank you

I really enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing Barrow with the rest of us.

Thanks! I always check out the Barrow webcam too,located on top of a bank,i believe. It's always nice to watch the activities going on in the town. There's a small house in the top left corner of the webcam and I've wonder who lives there.

Thank you for putting this up and showing us around. My question, (very honestly), is why do people live there? That is to say, is there some industry or government work that keeps people there? With prices that high, no way in or out but by air, and 5 months of not seeing the sun, I have to believe that there is something that keeps people there.

Thank you so much for making this video. Such a cool place!!

If I were to move to barrow. How would I find a place to live? Surely there can’t be any openings for places to rent

Thanks for this..why on earh would it get 10 thumbs down?? People are strange at times.

what a beautiful little town! i would love to visit this place! Love the snow how long have you lived here and do you enjoy living here? thanks making this video

Terrific video! I hope this was filmed in July (or was it?) I feel as though I were sitting in your passenger seat and having you drive me around, showing me the town (after 40 hours of travel, from Melbourne, Florida). ;-) The elementary school seems huge for the regional population. Loved your critique, your humor, and your finger-pointing (really!) to identify buildings and get the lay of the land. Hope to finally make it up there, as a tourist. Whale bones photo here I come! Thanks for doing this. I'll check out your commercial page.

Hey! Thanks for the tour! Ohio here.. if I had the money I'd love to come visit !! This is pretty cool!

Very nice video. I'm from Florida so I'd have to disagree about everything being in walking distance. I would freeze to death just getting to the car. I think it's beautiful there. I don't know if I would ever spend the money to come visit there. I think my favorite part about Barrow is the sound or lack of. It's so peaceful. I would love to just stand there and listen while looking out at the ocean. The ocean looks completely different then it does down here.

I have to say that now I wanna come to Barrow and say Hi to you... seem so nice :)

Well I’m sure the natives are very nice people. I think it would be interesting to go there..

According to the Weather Channel, in the winter (Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar) the average high temperature is -5F. And in the summer (June, July, Aug) the average high is 45-50F.

If you're in Barrow and you want to purchase a car what do you need to do? Are there any places there to buy a car or do you have to fly out south to get one and have it shipped in?

Thank you so much for this video .It was great.Would love to live there and get a job in your Hosp. (am a surg Tech).Love the cold.

$6.50a gallon? All the oil from the pipeline going to the lower 48?

Bring us in to the store and restaurant. Plus let us hear you talk to some of the p

Okay, bucket list, I'm going here next year. This is awesome, thank you so much for posting this!

I was so pissed to refill my tank on Sierra mountains CA because the gas was $4.30/ per gallon. I should bring an oil tanker with me if I ever want to visit Barrow lol.

is Barrow a dry county?

How can you afford the expenses living there? If you don't have a good job or education, how can you managed.( Not you miss, I'm talking in general).

and to think the alaska pipeline what the hell sounds like a lot of corruption

Why is gas so expensive when Alaska has an oil supply? Hahaha.

Every house and most buildings look so run down. Looks like a dump wherever you look. Only one season year round. Snow and Ice, Ice and snow. You would have to be insane to want to live in that Icy Hell. Food prices so high, I don't see how anyone can afford to eat. God help you if you had children!!!!

When you were at the monuments, I hear birds?? What type of song birds live up in Barrow? Interesting

lived there 23 years ago. Thanks great video!

LOL...still can't get over the $6.50 per gallon on gas.

Excellent show! Thanks for doing this. I greatly admire people who choose to, and can live in such a naturally hostile environment. I got a T-shirt for my grand kids that said "Barrow Baseball," but I doubt there's any baseball played in a place where the temp rarely ever hits 50 degrees.

This video made me laugh! With the starkness of the area, you brought humor to it...I´d think it something that is a part of life there, needed, in order to survive. Loved it!

The fuel prices are about the same here in the UK Americans don't know how lucky they are with cheap fuel

I love to know how many businesses are still open to this day. I love to know where the radio station is. Love to have a tour of the inside of the Police Station and Fire Department.

why is there no people out or around???

We lived like 2 Years in Utqiaġvik ...Now living in Juenau ...Not missing the rough Weather Condition's

Thank you for making this video. Brings back many memories of my time there from 2003 to 2009 !

How much is a gram of weed up there ? No night clubs ? How tf do I live there 😭😭

interesting video and very well explanatory, you happen to know the average salary pay per hour? thanks for the upload, cheers.

Thanks so much for the video. I've always heard you either love it or hate it. That's life! With a last name like yours, sounds like you or family may be from south Louisiana? I know food prices are xtremely high there but pay is high so guess things even out somewhat. Looking forward to viewing your other tubes.

Great documentary. Thanx!

I live there right now I’m not an outsider I live here

Why didn't she bring us into all those buildings for a look?

Cool video, hope to visit one day

Good Job. Thank you. Haven't been there in eight years. Got to see my old house on top of the old Polar Bear Theatre, right near the Fur Shop.

I was in Barrow working at the radar site at Point Barrow most of February 2014, so I can’t say I experienced the real thing. Daylight hours were relatively normal and there was day and night. It was cold, but not so unbearable I couldn’t go outside, mostly -10 to -30 and no wind. I saw no polar bears, just caribou digging in the snow for food. The town had a nice modern AC store, a full hospital, a few ethnic restaurants, two nice hotels, and an indoor pool at the high school, nothing impressive but a simple no frills lane pool, but there was still a pool in this Arctic town! My only issue was the air was so dry that making my bed and working in the kitchen shocked the hell out of me!

Another comment. Barrow whalers, best high school football team....

Where's the Golden Arches? lol Neat Town

Quick question if I may, as you seem very knowledgeable !! The fire station you pointed out, is that fully staffed, volunteer, or a mix of both? Great video, and gave a thumbs up !!

I would love to visit here and also Kaktovik Alaska...Looks like great adventures.....BUT only in the summer months!! :)

I am from Barrow and love East Coast Pizzeria

What? No McDonalds? ... Seriously though, I don't know how you guys afford the prices there. So expensive.

nice video, can you make another video about people getting together for like special events?

Just curious. What's the population and the high temperature in the summer?

OMG 18:58 Cruse and lillyana are my ant and uncle!!!!!!

I always wanted to move here but I've heard outsiders are not welcome... 😭

Do you have wastewater treatment plant? How is the internet?

What's missing is life in That place. Some statistics. Wonder about population, housing cost and how they heat them, how they support 5 restaurants? What they do for living? Etc...