Chapter Thirty-five
The Hunt
On the morning of August 31st, Johnny Johnson arrived at the Manokotak airport right on time.
Johnny would be flying them up the Nushagak to a remote air strip next to the river where Poppy had a boat positioned. They would travel downstream on the river for about forty miles; then Johnny would pick them up at another bush airstrip.
Lillian organized all their food for the trip. They planned to camp along the river for three or four nights. Johnny would fly them and all their gear back to Manokotak. If they did harvest a moose—or two—it might take three or four trips from the lower rendezvous point to get everything back home.
Poppy sat in the right seat next to Johnny. Peter and Gun-ho rode right behind Johnny and Poppy. They stowed the gear behind Peter
