Eric berry picking on the tundra
Blueberries on the tundra
Eric enjoying a nice day of berry picking
Karen and her bucket of blueberries
A rainbow in Bethel Eric and I went berry picking on the tundra. Berries are an important part of the Native diet. These berries are used to make agutak or "Eskimo ice cream." This concoction is made of berries, crisco, sugar, and sometimes white fish. We use the berries for pancakes or for cereal.
The tundra is very spongy and wet, so we must wear boots which are called break up boots. Basically they are just rain boots. It had just rained, so the mosquitoes were not too bad. That's the other problem in the summer.... Lots of bugs!
The tundra is very spongy and wet, so we must wear boots which are called break up boots. Basically they are just rain boots. It had just rained, so the mosquitoes were not too bad. That's the other problem in the summer.... Lots of bugs!
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