Myself, in the bug tent. End of the river. By now we are in a good rhythm and able to do long days, sometimes paddling hard into the wind. Despite what the pictures show, the weather has not really improved. We get a few clear days with several cold wet days.
Food is limited, but OK thanks to early conservation.
But we are still short a couple dinners. By now we have figured out that the best place to camp is at the confluence of a tributary river. The Noatak, in flood, carries a lot of silt, but the tributaries flow clear and beautiful from remote mountain ranges that beckon us to return some day. After a couple particularly hard days we come to the exceptionally beautiful Kugururok river and camp there. Here there is enough clear flowing water that we are able to catch several large fish and have such a meal.