Ravens on Pilcher Mountain

On the last day of school, sometime in May of 1994, the whole high school took a walk to the top of Pilcher Mountain. It was a beautiful sunny day with the sun shining in all its glory. The sound of water trickling down the tundra was a sure sign of spring. It seemed like an endless road to the knee of the mountain. Finally when we got there, it seemed like only a few minutes passed until we were on the top of the mountain.

From there we could see the Yukon River and countless lakes and sloughs. The flat mountain top was full of grass and rocks. It was very windy and chilly. After being on the top of the mountain for a while, some birds started to fly around. Sure enough, there were two eagles and four ravens flying around. The ravens were bothering the eagles and chasing them around. The eagles were probably in the ravens' territory and weren't supposed to be there. Therefore the ravens were chasing the eagles away. They moved off before we could get a better look at the birds. After that it was only a short while until we were back on the trail to Marshall again, which was a lot easier because it was downhill.

Darcy Kameroff