Watched Wild Caribou Move Through Last Night

Theresie and I were out around Meladine river last evening. I took a couple more test shots for my developing today. It was close to where people get river water to drink. Mmmm so good.

Theresie Tungilik was looking at the plants and landscape getting ideas for her up coming drawings and wall hangings. Then we went up to the Elders Cabin. The Elders Cabin has windows all around it. Great place for elders and tourist to see out on the land and be protected from the wind.

Unfortunately the windows are still all boarded up so you cannot be inside looking out.

Theresie was looking across Meladine and spotted the caribou first. Not one caribou or a couple … just a long flowing heard. Which kept coming and coming with new caribou after caribou.

Small ones, brown ones and some with huge… huge antlers.

We watched this priceless show for an hour from start to finish.

The caribou moved through quickly. They had a good side wind to keep the mosquitoes and flies off of them. And if some caribou did go into the swampy big time bug areas they soon ‘went nuts’ running and shaking their heads. They would be covered with bugs within seconds.

The Caribou lose their winter coat of hair and replace it with a fall coat. It usually happens right in the middle of bug season.

Then it was all over.

The land looked different without the Caribou. It was all back to the same beauty it’s been giving off for years.

Today is warmer and sunny with little wind. It looked like last night the Caribou were heading for the coast to be cool and sort of get a rest from the bugs.

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