Farewell, Toolik

I appreciated all of Toolik's loveliness right up till the last minute....

...and then yesterday morning said lots of bittersweet goodbyes and started out on the drive down to Fairbanks (solo this time), 9+ hours of just total gorgeousness.

This has been an amazingly wonderful contract in so many respects and I truly hope to return to Toolik again another summer. The tundra really got under my skin.

In the meantime, other joys and connections are pulling me south. So I'm saying so long for now.

Check back here mid-September...COVID-willing, another adventure in a totally different part of the world will be happening then and as long as it does, I'll be back to share it with you...