The Spectacled Eider is a spectacular bird that populates the Bering Sea in the winter. From satellite transmitters that were placed on the birds last summer by scientists Matt Sexton and Margaret…
Knowing where you are, where you have been, and where you are going are very important in on the Healy. The Coast Guard needs this data for navigation. The scientist needs this data for their…
I was waiting in the hanger for others to come. What happened? Was the time changed? The Coast Guard is always early. Their motto is if you are not there a half hour early then you are late.…
It was "kids in the snow" day according to Dr. Rolf Gradinger also know as the Ice Man. Today the ship was stopped for 6 hours in the perfect place for all of the scientists aboard. On the starboard…
The bridge is the area where the navigation of the ship occurs, the place where ship drivers plot and direct the ship. It is a large area that is surrounded by glass windows. At all times, there are…
Pancakes for breakfast? Lunch and dinner? We are surrounded with pancakes. Not ones made of flour, eggs and milk, but ones made of ice, pancake ice. Ice goes through many stages of freezing before it…
Alas, our anticipated Tuesday has arrived. I have the morning free to roam Kodiak one last time. Hidden treasures are found around every corner.
...especially when eagles are around
...especially…
As I walked along Shelikof Street that follows the docks, I encountered a slice of life that is very different from Charles County, Maryland. The area was filled with processing plants and warehouses…
Experience the life I saw as I was walking along the shipyards and processing plants in Kodiak, Alaska.
Buoys cost more than $80 a piece
Stack them high
At the docks with a pile of line
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With luggage packed and sleepy goodbyes from the family, my expedition begins. After a car ride, 3 plane rides, 8 hours of layovers in airports, and a van ride, I arrive to Kodiak, Alaska, almost 16…
There is no place like home for tundra swans and PolarTREC teachers. This PolarTREC teacher is not the only one commuting from Nanjemoy to Alaska. Although I call Nanjemoy, Maryland, my home, arctic…
J. C. Parks is ready to go on a polar adventure. Listen to some of the students as they send warm greetings to Alaska. (Even the science room sturgeon would like colder waters. Learn more about our…
