Journal R.E.Johnson 1968 July 12 Anchitka Island, Alaska Spent bulk of morning + early afternoon encouraging completion of my 3 packing boxes for bottles, skeletons, & skins. Also made "3M" type copies of approx. half of my Field notes. Shortly after 3PM the helicopter returned from a trip up the island to obtain sea otters caught in traps up there. Since the days was not windy & was reasonably clear, Bob + I dashed up to the copter area to arrange a trip before dinner. We obtained permission from John Vania (Alaska Fish & Game) & from Marty Curran (Holmes & Nayers site boss), then flew around the west end of the island in the copter in about 2 1/2 hours (3:45PM - 6:15PM approx). The route followed was from North Hanger copter site to Cleneger lake & adjacent coast, then now along the Pacific shore to Alert Point, thence around the end of the island past Bird Cape & SE along the Bering Sea side of the island to Kirilof Pt area where we increased altitude & cut overland again to the hanger. The pilot had to return down the Bering sea coast more rapidly than we had down the Pacific shore because we were short on time. He had yet to eat dinner & fly again at 7PM for the Fish & Game. I sat in the cockpit to the left of the pilot which gave an excellent view in all directions except down. Bob occupied the larger cabin below & could