There's some 2,000 years of history just under the ground at Gambell. Bones in the old village sites are testament to that. The bones show the long relationship with walrus that's as alive today as it's always been.
Among the bones and snow, Gambell sometimes felt desolate as the fog, wind, and snow blew over the low beaches; but my memories of the place, as I now write from a balmy Whidbey Island near Seattle, are more about kids than the weather...
There's memories of kids on machines - four wheelers, snow machines, and kitty kats...but above all, memories of Gambell will be filled with the images of kids with huge smiles
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