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In the spring of 1972 I decided to take a few months off from programming and continue my tour of the west. Go up to
the Northwest. Find a river to kayak. Bob White, a friend down from Fairbanks on a break from winter, suggested the
Yukon. That sounded good to me.
By the time I had wrapped up my work and the company had found a replacement it was late July. I
was on a plane from Seattle to Fairbanks, kayak in the baggage compartment. As I flew North I experianced my second sunset of the
day, an excelent omen.
As I decended from the plane to the tarmack I took my first wiff of the central Alaskan air. It
smelled just like the air of Northern Wisconsin. I felt as though I had returned home. An even better omen.
I include two versions of my journal of the trip. The first is just as I wrote it in 1972 complete
with strikeouts, insertions, misspellings, etc. The second is a corrected and amended version which I recomend for reading.
Enjoy. PJW 2000
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- Top of the Page
- Introduction
- The Journals, a true copy as written in 1972 complete with strikeouts, insertions, misspellings, etc.
- The Journals, a faithfully corrected and annotated edition of the above. It is more readable.
- Part1 (Jul 31 thru Aug 7,):
Fairbanks, departure; Tanana R.; mosquitos; more mosquitos; Tanana Village, Sandhill Cranes.
- Part2 (Aug 8 thru Aug 16):
day in camp; Yukon R.; Ruby; rain; Koyukuk, "Last Chance" Nulato, ½ way.
- Part3 (Aug 17 thru 23):
Moose; depressing weather; Kaltag; more rain; a good day, Sandhill Cranes; a small Black Bear.
- Part4 (Aug 24 thru 29):
Anvik, some interesting water; Bonasila Slough, American wedgeon; Holy Cross; hint of autumn; a curious animal; Russian Mission;
- Part5 (Aug 30-Sep 6):
Pilot Landing; a strange phenomenon, The Raft. another Klepper; Ste Mary's; Mountain Village; I prophetize.
- End of the Journey & Kotlik
- Some Facsimiles of pages from the Journal
- Appendices, reflections, lists: foods (taken, consummed & their nutritional values), wild foods, birds and mammals.
- Looking Back
- About these pages
- Home Page
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