The view over an upland section of the tundra, complete with numerous flowers, and hordes of mosquitoes
It is amazing how fast the brain
blocks out bad memories and experiences. Today Alfredo and I did a lemming nest
survey, which consists of walking a 15 kilometer transect line, counting all
lemming winter nests that you see from the line. You also must always stay on
the line, so you have your face in the GPS all day, making sure you’re exactly
on the line..for nine miles of walking.
Add the hot windless day that today
was, innumerable mosquitoes, and you have the bad memory that already seems like
a vague thought that may not have even happened. The bugs were so thick that I
smeared so many on the GPS screen from normal use that I had to wipe it off
because I couldn’t read the display – hundreds of mozzies around each of us at any
moment.
Once we got back we ate some pasta
with alfredo sauce and played more tossed salad, and now the day is in the
distant past. As we headed to bed we had some good looks at a few hundred
caribou by camp, silhouetted against the low sun by fog – gorgeous view and
some striking photos.
This impressive male posed quite well right by our sleeping tents
Herd of caribou below the 11pm sun
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