Nome, Alaska, is so remote that it can only be reached by airplane, boat, or dogsled.
Situated on the coast of the Bering Sea, this town of less than four thousand people contends with bitter winters, the moose, bears, and muskoxen that roam the surrounding tundra, and a harsh cycle of days that vary from just a few hours of light in the winter to consecutive sunlit weeks in the summer months.
No matter the season, both permanent and transient residents must depend on one another to navigate .