It's pitch dark out now, at 12:26 AM Alaska Time

I glanced at my window and I can no longer see it. I have been used to seeing the sky all summer through the single small window that faces south towards the Brooks Range, but it has completely blended into the darkness at the other end of my weatherport, and not even the screen of my laptop can illuminate it.

Perhaps his plan was to land at the river while there was still some light, and pass the dark hours with the rest of the Itkillik group. Perhaps he has brought some extra food and gear for them. In the morning I imagine his first thought is to try to get the two others at Anaktuvuk.

I guess all we an do is wait until dawn.