I took this picture of fellow Polar TRECers, Dena Rosenberger, Jo Dodds, and Mary Pella-Donnelly, as we prepared to board the same flight to Seattle. Polar TREC is a tremendous opportunity for all of us.
Check out of Fairbanks
TRECers Heading Home
I was lucky enough to have a window seat for the flight and soaked up the spectacular views all the way to Seattle. I am certainly looking forward to heading back in June to see how the landscape changes. What will remain as ice and snow?.. and what will be water? Stay tuned for the answers in June.
Water in the valley
View from the Air
Upon returning to South Carolina, there was a stark difference in the weather, just as there was when I first went to Fairbanks. In some ways going to Fairbanks was like going back in time to a winter in South Carolina, although it never amounted to much. While winter was maintaining its grip on the city and people of Fairbanks, spring had definitely sprung in Spartanburg. Fairbanks sits at 64.49 N latitude and Spartanburg, S.C. is at 34.56 N latitude. Latitude is not the only factor that influences climate, but is certainly the most influential aspect in this case. Check out the difference latitude makes in these pictures taken April 4, 2007 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The bees know it's spring
Signs of Spring
Cherry Blossoms
More signs of spring
We have been on spring break this week, which has given me an opportunity to catch up on school work and practice working with the new technologies I was given and trained on while in Fairbanks. Looking at the blooms around Spartanburg today actually took me back to the white of winter I observed in Fairbanks.
White of Winter
White of Spring