I’m back here in Washington DC completing my Einstein Fellowship, but continue to reflect on my experience in Greenland. My time in Greenland went by quickly, so I will continue to post journals…
My teacher colleagues from Denmark and Greenland headed home this morning, and I was disappointed to see them go. It’s been interesting learning about schools here in Greenland as well as those in…
Image from the Helheim Glacier run this afternoon. Helheim in Danish means home of death. I'm sure it earned its name from the fate many met as they tried to navigate the waters in the region.…
I only have a few minutes. We had to return early from our flight today due to an abnormal noise on the aircraft. The issue has been resolved and we are back out in 30 minutes. But here is a video…
As I write, we’re about 15 minutes away from landing after completing an 8 hour mission in southeast Greenland. I keep running the day’s images through my mind. I’ve seen so much today that I’ve…
Sunday’s are down days for IceBridge Flights, so the team headed to the Russell Glacier ice cap about 10 miles east of town. With the dirt road half covered with ice and the other half puddles of…
We’ll be on the ground in Kangerlussuaq in about an hour. I look out the window and all I see is this featureless blanket of white. That’s Greenland down below. An Ice sheet nearly 2 miles thick…
I had a long hot shower and an hour of sleep before I ventured out to explore Copenhagen this afternoon. My body appreciated the sleep and I’m sure the people next to me appreciated the shower.
You…
It’s Friday the 13th and I’m here in Copenhagen, Denmark. A taxi picked me up at my apartment in Washington DC at 12:45 PM yesterday (Thursday) and brought me to Washington National Airport where I…
Today I visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland and met members of the IceBridge team including lead scientist Michael Studinger, Education and Public Outreach officer George…
Heidi Roop enters the Permafrost Tunnel.
Tuesday was a pretty spectacular day at PolarTREC orientation. We spent the afternoon at the Permafrost Tunnel. What an experience walking back in time.…
It wasn't a great showing but patience paid off and a team of PolarTREC teachers ventured out in the early morning hours to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights!
Northern Lights just outside of…
