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With more nice weather and low tides a friend and headed down the west side of Cook Inlet to dig clams. The island in the background will be explored for fossils after getting some groceries from the tidal flats. It was a weekend day so lots of people out in aircraft and boats digging clams. The boats come across Cook Inlet from the Kenia Penninsula and stay for the full low tide cycle. Kobuk stayed in the plane so I did not have a messy passenger for the rest of the trip. The quarry are down in the sand and show holes as they move pushing water out as they breath. Clams Once the clam bucket was filled with what we wanted to take home and clean I scooted over to Chisik Island which is park of Lake Clark National Park to look at and photograph fossils. This is an easy spot to access as the fossils are on the beach or just a short climb to see. Kobuk has his harness on which I use as his safety belt in the plane. Belemnites Inoceramus are abundant A few ammonites in situ Fossil Point in the background across Tuxedni Bay Beach fossils I had intended to climb to see where the blocks of Inoceramus fossil were eroding out but the tide was coming back in so needed to depart while there was still beach showing. This is a park and want to remind anyone wishing to visit that no collecting of fossils is permitted without required permit from the NPS. AK Hiker