I woke up at 1:00 AM and what do I see? Large swaths of translucent green across a completely clear and starry sky...the Aurora! I would say it's the first time I've seen it this season but technically I saw it for a few minutes at work a few weeks ago. But this is my first time to sit and watch it this season. I woke Mat up and we watched it for a while, then it got big and bright so I got out of my bag to wake Kristy in her tent. Unfortunately, it went away after that.
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| Aurora show from our tent |
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| Aurora show from our tent |
We woke in the morning to clear skies but the wind had switched direction and was coming from the north instead of south. We glassed our valley while we ate breakfast, spotting four Dall sheep (none of which were legal) but no caribou. Not only has this hunt became one where we've seen more muskox than caribou, it has also became a hunt where we've seen more Dall sheep than caribou! The clouds started to build and march in from the northeast and the wind grew chilly and strong, making it too cold to sit, so we packed up our day gear and set off on a hike to find some caribou.
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| Day hike to look for caribou |
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| Looking back towards camp |
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| Mat hiking up river |
We hiked a few miles up valley and back, walking about five hours. We saw plenty of caribou sign, including some nice sheds, but no actual caribou. By the time we returned to camp, the clouds were socked in and a cold wind was blowing hard. We reconfigured our tent as drizzle came and went. The precipitation let up enough for us to find shelter behind a large boulder to fix dinner but it rolled back in as we crawled into bed. Still no bou about.
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| Camp |
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| Morbid detail in the tundra |
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