caribou

Safari in the Clearwater

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The wind blew the rain against the tent. The constant, loud pitter pattering of the windblown drizzle against the nylon amplified our perception of the storm’s intensity, making it seem torrential. During the night, the wind had upended two of the stakes, pinching the sides of the outer shell against the inner.  As a result, … Read more

Migration

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The calf remained nestled among the tussock sedges.  The cow licked the calf’s hair cleaning it of fluids.  A few minutes old, the young caribou was frozen in place, its muscles still unable to provide support and balance.  Other caribou milled around the pair, feeding on the cotton sedge blooms.  It was near the summer … Read more