Photograph taken by, Theresa F. Koch
North Pole Alaska...

A heavy hush fell across the wind
As the midnight sun glowed warmly above
Silently tip-toeing across the ancient tundra
Had an almost mystical feel about it

Set into time in their inner clock they move
Almost as soldiers to their summer homes
No need to question this movement just quietly accepted
To do as the ancient ones and move with the seasons

To think these plateaus have been crossed
For eons by the ancestors of these regal sure footed ones
Following the paths through this place has gone on
Since the creator set them here within this place
This beautiful land, this Alaska, this home of the Caribou

Caribou, ka`r'i`-boo, An American reindeer.

With the exception of the musk ox, the caribou
ranges farther north than any other hoofed animal.
The antlers, which are borne by both sexes, are flattened
somewhat like those of a moose. Caribou feed on various types of plants.

The woodland caribou is swift, grayish or brownish
animal. Its height, at the shoulder, is about 3 1/2 feet.
Woodland caribou are on the endangered list.

The Barren ground caribou, are smaller and lighter in color than the woodland caribou, it ranges farther to the north, beyond the limit of timber-in a region sometimes known as Barren Grounds.
Quotes taken from, New Standard Encyclopedia.