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@river rover: obviously it might be a bit harder in the winter, mainly because of low temperatures. Late summer and early fall (end of August beginning of September) is the best time to go there IMO. Days are not as long and you don't have wait for the sunset until midnight. Hiking is also easer in fall because temperature drops and water level in the rivers is much lower ( or there is no water at all ). Crossing rivers in the summer is the number 1 danger of the entire trekking ( not the polar bears). They recommend to travel there between mid July-September. They claim that weather is the most stable but you can expect snow any time of year. Also in the summer there is some vegetation that might give some foreground. It all depends on this what you want to photograph. Seasons are changing very quickly there and you might get a little of everything.
In terms of polar bears, of course you need to be careful, but when I was there nobody mentioned them as a serious issue. You go through mandatory safety tutorial on polar bears and if you behave the way they recommend, you should be fine. Polar bears look for food near the shores so these are the most dangerous spots and you need to have eyes around your head  As I mentioned earlier, I saw only 1 polar bear and I saw it from a distance (from boat on my way back from trek).
Edited on Nov 02, 2014 at 08:19 PM · View previous versions
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