Alaska Catalogue and Journal, v4402
Page 523
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T. Code 1959 Several Account 3) May - out- are everywhere swollen and in the more exposed stands the catkins have broken open curl and flowering. Several bumble bees were seen and one was feeding on a willow catkin. John Hobley saw the ice and snow conditions are about 2 weeks behind last year: 1330 - took a walk back of camp on some of the fans and along the valley. Located the shrub nest that Hobley mentioned in his letter. Took a number of pictures - returned to camp, picked up gun and moved the lake to the fan opposite camp - the one with 24 trees stand of tall willows. Spent about 2 hrs on the west side of the lake and returned to camp at 1445. Met John Hobley and other members of the camp, Lloyd Spetzman is here, be plans to travel down several of the eastern rivers this summer, Wrote notes in the evening. In flying over the tundra today I was much impressed with the possibilt