69 ° 23' 49.999" N,
146 ° 5' 51" W
North Slope
1020 ft (310.9 m)
flows W through Ikiakpaurak Valley to Canning River, at Shublik I., 45 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Arctic Slope. 19 miles long.
HistoryS. J. Marsh, prospector, wrote, "The 7th of April, 1902, I left the coast alone, hauling 1,250 pounds by relays, and reached Cache Creek on June 1, * * *. After building a cache of rock to protect my supplies I proceeded up the Kooguru (Canning) River * * *" (Brooks, 1906, p. 260).
Pictures of, from, or near Cache Creek.
Cache Creek, Curve Creek, Eagle Creek, Ignek Creek, Nanook Creek, Plunge Creek,
Valleys:Canning Valley, Ignek Valley, Ikiakpaurak Valley, Ikiakpuk Valley,
9:30am camp was packed and I was ready to move. I was also still thirsty from the day before. I was only about three-quarter miles from Cache Creek. Going at a calm pace it was fine.
