"So……How’s the weather?”… you ask.
It definitely has the feel of winter here. I’m sure you can see from my photos that snow is still everywhere. That is your first clue. The other is the obvious…
It is exciting to be around science as it is happening.
There was another science lecture yesterday. This one was by Dr. Rolf Gradinger, Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean…
Yesterday was my first full day in Barrow and even though the day started out rather uneventful, things really picked up after lunch. BASC (Barrow Arctic Science Consortium) opened its new science…
The morning began at 3:45 when I woke up, beating the alarm by some fifteen minutes. It was pointless to try and steal another fifteen minutes of sleep. I was awake and going to remain so. My…
I ate lunch today with my father and his gang of Spartanburg High School graduates from the 1950’s. They have been eating lunch every Wednesday for the past two years at the world famous Beacon…
Ten days……that is when I will be heading up to the top of the world, or at least as close as one can get and still be on dry land in the United States. I have been preparing for the trip, at the…
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…
I am in Fairbanks preparing for my Polar TREC to Barrow, Alaska beginning in June. Even though we have been very busy learning the ins and outs of being a Polar TREC teacher, we did have time last…
