Photo by acacia.johnson | Pacific walruses rest on the shore of Round Island, Alaska, in the soft colors of a late sunset. For millennia this part of the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary has been a favored summer resting spot for male Pacific walruses, which gather by the thousands to recuperate after mating season. It's also been an important hunting ground for the Indigenous Yup'ik people, who call the island Qayassiq: “place to go in a kayak.” Check out the April edition of National Geographic magazine to read more about my experience camping on this remote island in the heart of walrus habitat—and follow me at acacia.johnson for more adventures from Alaska and beyond. #walrus #alaska #walrusislands #roundisland