Please no rain.

Well, it's that time of year again! Field season!
Last week Glen and I drove out to Yellowknife River to do some brief reconnaissance for our up coming work with the Yellowknives. It was kinda of disheartening. The area which had been used for generations, continued to be used into modern times and the area was bulldozed and covered in gravel - potentially ruining any accurate stratifications.
Anyways, we walked around, did a couple shovel tests which revealed hardly any organic soils and a crap ton of glacial lake sediments. Bad news. But we were only there to scope it out, we go full throttle in July!
Tomorrow is another big day. Glen and I hit the road again for Jean Marie River!
We are working with the community on the cultural inventory for the PAS again this summer, which I am pumped for. What I am not pumped for is the bugs. Dear lord. I took Corona swimming tonight, and as soon as we passed the old rec hall at Con, we walked into a wall of bugs. Puke. I cannot even begin to imagine what will be in store for us in the Dehcho.
We're walking into Gargan Lake on Friday, setting up camp there for the weekend, walking back out on Monday to meet Tom, a visiting archaeologist (Albert) from Switzerland and a PhD student (Todd) from U of A. We'll all then camp at Ekhali Lake, where Glen and I were surveying last summer and fall.

Hopefully, we'll have some deadly finds, gorgeous weather and good time, with minimal bugs :)