Kevin Okeefe, 36, a seasoned outdoorsman from Sacramento, flew into Glacier Bay National Park near Wolf Point in late September 1985 for a planned three-week solo camping and photography trip. He was last heard from on September 28 and had scheduled a float plane pickup for October 10. When the pilot arrived there was no sign of Okeefe.

Rangers found his tent pitched with sleeping bag, food, and other essential gear inside, and the tent’s center pole was broken. Several of his items — a pair of boots, a glove liner, and a hat — were located in a gully several hundred yards from camp. There were no obvious signs of an animal attack, struggle, blood, or tracks, yet an intensive search by roughly 100 park rangers, some with dogs, over the following two weeks turned up no trace.

The disappearance remains unexplained; theories mentioned include accident or exposure, but nothing accounts for the intact food stores and absence of scavenging animals near camp. Anyone who was in Glacier Bay around late September or early October 1985, or who has information about Kevin Okeefe’s trip, is asked to come forward with tips.