Damp.

August 18
T-3 days left in the field

It started raining at about noon today. It didn't stop until the helicopter picked us up at 3:50. It may not seem like a long time to be outside, but with the wind and the wet, my fingers were losing feeling by 2. Of course it didn't help that my gloves are so worn out that three fingers have very large holes in them. I also managed to smash my fist into a very sharp rock and break skin after slipping on a rock while hammering an outcrop. All in all, not quite as good of a day as yesterday.

The summer is definitely coming to an end up here in the tundra- all of the shrubs and plants are a tired green with the occasional burst of red or yellow and all the berries are starting to become overripe (except those stubborn cranberries). I am going to miss my daily blueberry fix.

-A.