Alaska journal, v4429
Page 61
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MacLean 1964 Journal our to Jaap Kaalf's Ponos with Jaap, Gary, and Mr. Photographer. Spent the morning nature-faking. First Jaap prefers to be sampling his pond, then stood impatiently by as Pitelka Project assistants staged shots of lemming in runway and great lemming chase. Don't tell anyone, but we used a lab animal captured yesterday. Got deck barely in time for lunch. Mr. National Geographics asked to go out at 3:00, so I stayed in and wrote notes waiting......and waiting......and... About 4:30 I began to suspect. All was not in vain, as an Eskimo came in with two yellow- billed loons. Rich and I has left were at the duck camp, never really believing... Hear about a plane leaving tomorrow for S.W. Alaska to pick up 2 some bear cubs for Folk project. Went down and talked to May (40 min about sex, 2 min. about plan) and left without knowing much more than I knew going in. Returned- weather still miserable, so put up long-tails Jaeger, P sizer, Han packed some gear, just in case.