Polar Dates August 7, 2008 – August 25, 2008 Reflections on Toolik Lake It’s been a busy time since my return to Michigan and a time of many adjustments.  The less obvious interior adjustments such…
Polar Date:  July 23 & 24, 2008 The past couple of days have been busy, as I have been working on tying up loose ends.  The weather broke and we have had more sunshine and warmer temps than…
Polar Date:  July 22, 2008 SNOW!!!  The rain turned to snow overnight and researchers, grads, undergrads, teachers, staff, in fact, everyone was energized and excited to wake up to a winter…
Polar Date:  July 20 & 21, 2008 The weather did not give us a break for long.  Sunday and Monday were both gray, rainy, foggy and cold.  I spent Sunday working on my lessons and activities that…
Polar Date:  July 19, 2008 Blue skies returned!  People were overjoyed especially those who had been working indoors for 4 solid days.  I was the opposite though, since I had been in the field for…
Polar Date:  July 18, 2008 The fog stuck around and it was even colder last night than it was the night before. I slept in 4 layers and was wearing gloves and a hat.  I hope it doesn’t get any…
Polar Date:  July 17, 2008 The fog rolled in bringing with it cold air, wind and more rain.  It would have been a great day for sleeping in, but that was not part of the plan.  Today was Live from…
Polar Date:  July 16, 2008 The weather, the weather, the weather.  It was a gray and dark morning, with the sun blocked by an impenetrable overcast.  The Brooks Range was completely blocked from…
Polar Date:  July 15, 2008 It’s starting to feel like a scene from Groundhog Day with every morning beginning exactly the same – alarm goes off three times, first one at 7:15, second at 7:30, 3rd at…
Polar Date:  July 13, 2008 Sunday morning – a day off!  I awoke to blazing sunshine, which was a welcome change from the heavily overcast and rainy weather we had been having for the past week or so…
Polar Date:  July 12, 2008 The plan for today was project work all around.  With Donie gone, everyone was working feverishly on his or her own projects, myself included.  I spent most of the day in…
Polar Date:  July 11, 2008 More rain and chilly temperatures grounded a lot of activities, including the helicopter.  Because the helicopter did not wake us up at 8:00 a.m. half the camp overslept…