Ramona Tests Us

Some of us bathed in the cold Kongakut, then we went for a very long hike up over hills and more hills. Each time we reached one peak, Ramona would encourage us to go for the next one. I think she was testing our endurance to see if we were up to doing the very long, steep hike to view the Arctic Ocean.
We sat on a hill and watched hundreds of caribou migrate. From a distance, many of them looked like ants crawling over hills and through valleys.

We watched dozens of Dall sheep on the steep hills and also many on the sand bars.

While hiking, we noticed caribou antlers appear at the top of a knoll. We knew they were grazing towards us, so we all sat down in the tussock field and stayed very still. The caribou noticed us but didn't seem to feel threatened and continued foraging to within about 15 yards of us - what a thrill to be so close!