Alaska field notes, v4434
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Mable 1959 Journal blowing away until late in the evening, about 11 P.M. It was a beautiful day about camp sunny with a slight cool breeze blowing. Finished reading Armstrong's book on the Russians in the Arctic, also spent an hour or more digging + planting the plot of radishes + lettuce, also put in a few pea seeds but since these date from 1956 I'm not too optimistic about their growing. After lunch collected a few plants from the ridge + picked them, also took a few photos of flowers. Also then took cine (Kodak) + went out to the Willow- [illegible] next found yesterday. Spent about 108 feet of film on her + the nest. Also a bunch of stills. Read in evening. Plane didn't come. June 20 Little Bear Basin. Went at 9:45. Today seemed like a good day for the plane. The day was clear, only a light breeze was blowing. I wrote up the previous 2 days' note at A.M., pressed a few plants + then had gone blind. By then my anticipation of the plane had lessened. I followed the river. Found a parasitic gypsy nest towards the ridge. Followed the ridge to the shore. On the