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Hoeman, J. V.
1964--Aleutians
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nest the McRoys found the 13th. We take jeep on the road toward Frosty
Pk. and flush the bird from its tundra nest, a rock sandpiper looks and
acts something like dumlin 3 big eggs in top of niggerhead. On to Frosty
Creek Bridge where a pair of ouzels act as if they may have nest. Returning
see 30 ravens at dump and 50 rook s.p. on beach. Pete definitely wants to
climb Frosty with me, this summer--late Aug. if I'M passing through
then, and I think I might be.
We have to rush off to airport and fly to Anchorage non-stop with clouds
obscuring everything till we get up over Cook Inlet. Get good look down
at Augustine's smoking volcano as we pass immediately east of it, Tuxedni and
Kolgin Islands then offer Pt. Possession.
Win decided to go direct to Seattle on a flight he could board right
away and visit his sister over weekend, but I had to go to Anchorage to get
my clean clothes so we split up at airport.
In Anchorage I rent $2 bunk YMCA, but don't like it or the attitude
of the "don't leave anything on it you don't want stole" colored boy. So
after trying in vain to get my laundry I found Gary Hansen home at
Knife Armes 6th (top ) floor. He's working for himself now with a drawing
table set up by big corner window his only furniture. His sleeping bag
spread on floor--he invites me to bring mine. I accept and also dinner
invitation with a girl coming to prepare same. Her name is Elaine Oetting,
ex-Stewardess holding 2 other full-time jobs presently, 24 on 7 June,
3 yrs. Alaska. We go out to find her a place to live with a girl named
Alice similarly artificial type or perhaps dissimilarly. Then buy food
for meal (Gary won't let me pay) which she does most of the work preparing.
pick up my pack at YMCA (no refund). Gary had answered add on his car