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Chile
1953
Journal
Jun 10 Enroute & Beanfort had return to Kamwright
noted in the vegetation which became quite
marked near Beanfort. We landed on the
sand bar mouth of Agiah Lagoon without
difficulty but the pilot said it was too
soft for further landings. During the
short stay Cade and I looked at the
vegetation which was lush, principally
Tussocks and some prostrate willow.
Many flowers were in bloom most of
which I was not familiar with.
The vegetation from the ground appeared
pretty sulphuric despite various
drainages and elevations. From the
air photo this spot looked more desirable
within a short distance of a cargo site than
either Beanfort or the mouth of the
Pitmegea River. This is a nice spot but
was eliminated for a study area by
the plane problem. We then flew south
to the mouth of the Pitmegea River and
saw a grizzly slay one of the lagoons
on the way. We tried landing on two bars,
both of which were hard and long
enough for excellent landing. There is
a two man shack at the mouth of the river
on the south side which with a tent
would make a splendid campsite.