Woke to a pleasant morning. Saw a moose across the river this morning. While these animals seem to have little fear of man it did amble in the direction away from us.
Brown craggy cliffs made of ancient lava flows line the West bank of the river here. These erode into fantastic shapes, looking sometimes like ancient sentinels watching our passage..
The morning threatened rain and the afternoon delivered. We put on our rain gear as we paddled in a light but steady rain. It is not a downpour so there is no real discomfort as the day remains warm.
Made some interesting moves through some riffles so I really got a chance to practice some steering.
Stopped for water at a stream flowing into the river and it was interesting to see the clear water flowing for some distance with a well defined line into the river before mixing with the muddy silt of the Yukon. While he was filling the jugs, Fred came upon some fresh bear tracks on the sandbar we'd landed on.
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