We go past Rock Hill, and the banks be-come high and steep. We can't see much over the bank from our boat until we come to the 7 mouth of Tetlin River . Going up the Tetlin River, we can see only the high banks for quite awhile. Once in awhile we can see bears up on the banks-brown or black bears. Common snipes skitter along the riverbanks.
Woodpeckers hammer away somewhere in the forest.
We hear canaries, chickadees, and crows, all singing or talking. Every now and then a creek empties water out of some small lake into the Tetlin River. Finally we see 8 Tetlin Village . It sits on the left bank of the river, and we can see it clearly from the place where we beach the boat. People come down to meet us - it doesn't matter if we're strangers.