"Camp Ikpikpuk at about thirty miles from the Arctic Ocean, Alaska...I always choose a 'gravel bar' for camp as it has little sand to track into the tent and the gravel makes 'noise' when an animal walks over it."  "My main concern is to sleep well enough yet guard the boat and gear from a curious bear, they have been known to destroy a camp in seconds along with my inflatable boat...not a place to try a 'walk a-bout.'