Welcome to Healy, Alaska
Today was spent running errands for the project. We spent a lot of time in Fairbanks today, but before we made that drive we wondered around the small town of Healy to get…
I cannot get over how really cool the tundra is!! Every time we hike across it or I just get a moment to stop and look at it there is always something different and interesting to see. Before I…
Today was a nice mix of weather and work. We can't use the snowmobile any longer due to the melting snow. We don't want to destroy the tundra by running over it. So we drove the jeep as far as we…
Today we were back at the study site after a couple of days of doing other chores for the project. The sun has really been working at this snow since we arrived last week. The snow that is left at…
Mike and Corine have about thirty dogs at this time. During the winter months folks come from all over the world just to come to Alaska and experience a tour by dog sled. So Mike and Corine have…
Dr. Natali and the crew decided that today would be a good day to take some time away from the work, do some looking around and get a shower in. As it turns out today is also my birthday, so when Dr…
Today was a full day! We did begin the day with a dog sled ride out past Eight Mile Lake and then back around to the study site. We needed to finish up a bit of snow removal, which will continue…
Today was a very wonderful day! It started out as a cold crisp morning with a beautiful blue sky. The temperature was 8 degrees F when I walked out this morning. We had our last half of Site C to…
Today we did a whole lot of digging!! With the help of Brian and Jamie from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, we have five out of six piles done! And the weather has been so cooperative these…
These are the tools of the trade if you want to dig and move snow by hand.
Today was all about snow. Measuring snow, digging snow, moving snow, looking at snow, feeling snow, eating snow, (not the…
It was a beautiful morning as we rode out to the study site on our snowmobile. On the way we passed a snowshoe hare, in its white fur, crossing the trail. A little further on we were visited by…
After weeks of preparation, talking with the students, and then having a Skype conference between Dr. Susan Natali and all of our sixth graders, the day has come to travel to Alaska!
Flying over the…
