It’s been 9 ½ months since we sampled the White Spruce trees near Mancha Creek. During that time the samples have been stored at the Tree Ring Lab at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory near New…
What does a PolarTREC teacher do when they have 10 days to fill in Alaska between expeditions? The hardest part of this question is deciding just where to spend those days. I chose to explore South-…
Our weather has taken a decided change for the wetter, with occasional rain showers and gray clouds replacing our searingly sunny days. So, what can you do on grey days? If you're a…
It's a beautiful evening as I sit on here on the gravel at the edge of Mancha Creek. I'd include a picture for you, but it takes too many of those precious electrons to download pictures from my…
We're back in Fairbanks where the electrons flow like water (or, perhaps, just like electrons!) from that funny little thing that is attached to the wall of my dormitory room here at the University…
While I know that there's a lot interest in the science we are doing, I also know that many people just want to know the nuts and bolts of our daily routine; where do we stay, what do we eat and…
After a day spent drilling holes in White Spruce and extracting cores, I can honestly say that coring is not boring. Our plan for the day was to explore the slopes across from our camp, taking…
As I write this while I sit in my tent, the sun is shining, Mancha Creek burbles gently nearby, and it's almost 10pm! It was quite a journey to get here today to our study site in the Arctic…
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory researcher Kevin Anchukaitis and I arrived in Fairbanks around midnight on July 3rd. By the time we had collected our bags and found the rental car, it was July 4th…
Every once in a while, you meet a person who has a truly unique mission in life. Some people try to climb every peak or raft every river, while others might focus on reading all the works of a…
While preparing for my upcoming trip to Alaska, it seems like a good idea to spend some time in a tundra environment. So, with that in mind, I've been venturing out and up in my big backyard. I…
The San Juan River is in my blood. If you've been following Paula Dell's journals from Antarctica, you already know about the ice fish that have no hemoglobin in their blood. Well, sometimes I…
