Mount Apikuni itchalik

Kilgitsuk explored further than he meant to, mostly to avoid the snow and the rain that fell as he tried to make his return trip home to the creek. He climbed the lower paths of a mountain and waited out the worst of the weather, then ventured back down to follow its skirting edge, until he found a vantage point that allowed him a view of the far-off Swiftcurrent.

It would not be long to return there, he thought. The snows had eased. The rain that came after was not so bad, and melted some of it. He would still make it back in time - but for now enjoyed the sights and smells of the mountain, pining deep down for some other place.