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Malen
1959
Journal
June 8-11 Barrow, Alaska.
Four last days. Waited to get out
of Pitmegea River. Finished camera
set up on Monday + finished packing.
From then on simply snooped
about. Wednesday we were on deck
but finally rubbed because of weather,
at the Pitmegea. Thursday we actually
got off the ground, but at Beach Bay
- in '4 hours out Bobby turned back.
The weather was pretty thick.
June 12 Pitmegea River, m. Alaska.
Off the ground at Barrow at 9:55.
Log of the trip follows:
9:55 Left Barrow
(Barrow area 10% of ground exposed.
1 Cntail
50 Old Squaw
1 Glaucaus Gull
10:03 Monument
(Here exposure is a little higher than at
Barrow. 10-15% overall, less in lower center area-
25-30% in high center area.
10:06 1 Pomarine flying
10:08 1 Pomarine flying
10:07 Skull Cliff
10:10 1 Parasitic Jaeger
10:11 2 Ptarmigan