Day 10, we woke to rain, again. After surveying the area and deciding that it was void of game we are some breakfast. We had a big decision to make. We only had an absolute max of 3 more days and we still had 60 miles of river to cover. After deliberation we decided that it would be safer if we pressed on and covered some more river miles instead of sticking around and hunting. The park ranger told us that there was another cabin about 20 miles downstream, so we made that our destination with hopes to have a run in with a moose. After 5 hours of floating we made the landing. We settled in then headed out for the evening hunt.
We found a great spot that overlooked a ton of real estate. We called and glassed all afternoon with no luck.
We called our way back to the cabin with hopes to have a bull in the front yard in the morning. Wishful thinking. The rain didn't let up, if anything it steadily rained harder.
Day 11, the weather did not give us much motivation as it was warm and rainy and I had caribou meat that was 6 days postmortem with unfavorable temperatures. As a group we decide to make a run for the truck back in circle. We had 40 river miles.
Our Yukon floatilla
We were averaging 4.5 mph if we stayed in the main current. After 9 hours we made it! There was a bittersweet feeling once we saw the boat ramp. It was bitter to know a grand adventure was coming to an end, and it was sweet to know we had a very successful grand adventure.
150 miles my ass!
Overall it was an incredible trip, everyone got along and pulled their own weight. The new guy Steve was great, he was an absolute beast on the mountain and always had a great attitude! I cannot wait to see what he does with all the footage! If anyone is interested in this trip I'd be more than happy to discuss more in private.
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