Alaska field notes, v4469
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M Verleek 1966 Journal 61 Uniflora. Just before supper Tom and I went by boat to the rock out crop along the shore S. of Campy to pick up some fossils which Tom had cached there. We then took the boat further upstream around the bend, but had to turn back after about 150 m because of the shallowness of the water. After supper we finally got them to ARL Barnow on our transmitter. The news was bad. We have to be ready any time to fly back to Barnow, since Paul is back from Campy Thompson. I had a very good as well as interesting time at Meade River. 2 August I wasted a whole day waiting for the plane from Barnow, which was to take us out. The plane never came! Around noon I left camp temporarily to take some pictures of a herd of 34 Caribou, which were standing on a sandbar S. of Campy. I finally walked up to them, right across the river where they were standing. Every once in a while part of the herd would run off for a little distance. This manoeuvre was to get rid of flies etc. which were visibly bothering them. At 20:00 we decided that no plane was going to come and Art, Roger and I took the boat and we went to the dunes N. of Campy along the E. shore of the River, just beyond the remains of some 7 sod huts; the remains of Athasuke. We got home at 23:00. 3 August Got up early again and made breakfast for a part of the crew and myself. By about 09:15 the ARL plane got in. Paul and Jackie Campbell got off and Tom got on. I got the word that I could stay another day and that the plane will come by tomorrow