July 2, 2003 - Day 5

This morning we left early - at 4 am. Most animals are active in the morning, and we tried to see as many as possible. We were partially rewarded - besides caribou, we saw arctic foxes, ptarmigans and many other birds. However, we didn't achieve our main goal - to see musk ox.  There were several sighting reported recently between Deadhorse and Atigun Pass, but we were out of luck again.

We stopped at Coldfoot for food and gas, then drove south. We saw several moose right by the road, and three moose in Grayling Lake. We also saw a porcupine right on the road.

This was the only rainy day of the whole trip. For a couple of hours it was pouring. However, later in the evening it cleared up again.

We had one day left, so we we wanted to catch some fish before we left. That's why we drove back to Jim River - we knew that this was a great fishing spot. We were right this time - the evening fishing for grayling was excellent.