A geologist, teacher and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, Leffingwell stayed behind on Flaxman Island years after the rest of his expedition departed.
Scientist/explorer Ernest Leffingwell spent nine winters on Flaxman Island off Alaska’s northern coast.
From that lonely base, Leffingwell made 31 trips around the area by sled and small boat, covered about 4,500 miles, and camped in a tent “about 380 times.” This detail he included in a 250-page report for the USGS that reads like a manual on how to live and perform science in the far north. The work has gained him some fans.
In addition to taking photos of things that interested him, Leffingwell wrote down observations of everyday life, including dogs’ reactions to wearing packs made of sealskin , and the prevailing opinion about polar bears .
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