Finally the moose moved on.  We loaded the canoes and paddled out onto the 
lake.  Eventually, Ron Costello from Brooks Range Aviation arrived and 
we loaded directly from the boats into the plane.  We flew off toward
the Noatak and Jan took the truck back to Fairbanks.  Because of the 
weather, we ended up flying to Bettles, not straight to the Noatak.  We 
spent the night in Bettles and made it to the river the next day.  Having
flights delayed by a day or two on these northern trips is very common.
 
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