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AM Verbeek
1966
Journal 60
Utilize the creek was an Arctic Tern. Both Roger and I
took a picture of a long-tailed jaeger. Our walk came to
an abrupt end because of a heavy shower, or better said
a series of showers. On the way back we walked along
the shore and there we found some fossilized wood, and
fossil imprints of what looked like Equisetum stems and
Cornifer leaves. We got home at about 15:15 and we were
forced to stay inside till after supper, because of periodic
showers. Several times we had fine rainbows at various
places along the horizon. Heard thunder twice at +21:00
While Art and I were doing the dishes. Roger spotted
a group of some 100 caribou heading W., South of us. They
were traveling rather fast, as if something was following
them. Apparently some guy is hunting them with an
airplane.
August
We had a strong wind all night long. In the morning the
sky was cloud covered. The cloud cover broke toward noon
and we had some showers in the afternoon.
Took off for a hike SW of camp. I tried to locate the Pectoral
and found her some 100 m. from the nest with all four young.
After taking some pictures of them I continued till I came
back along the shore of which I noticed a complete
Caribou skeleton. On the lake itself were three Arctic hares,
of which I took a picture. A little beyond the lake I spotted
a Caribou rack of great beauty. I could not resist to leave it
there, and I carried it back to our camp (+25 km).
The rest of the afternoon I spent water colouring Campanula