Alaska field notes, v4467
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28 Journal Sullivan J. 1962 Pitt Point, Alaska 1 July (cont) moving in and out. Visibility very poor — 100 yards out — the mochule fades away. Started to pick up traps at 1700. Rain and fog were of no help... Fortunately were on Sunday schedule at the station — so evening meal does not interfere with getting the traps. Finished by 2100. Visibility from line IV was quite poor. Couldn't see line III — but from III it was possible to see a small lake from which an old dirt road leads back to the site. 2 July Pitt Point, Alaska Still poor weather at Pitt Point. Worked on notes and awaited return flight to Barrow (weather permitting). 2 Ptaitails meeting within sight of the station — one on the north side, one on the south. There was a large herd of caribou (approaching 1000?) near the station yesterday. Fritzy, an old eskimo dog, gave fruitless chase to them. Was easily outdistanced. Bad weather continues: fog moves in and out — plus rain. Flying conditions poor — no plane for return to Barrow.