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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