June 6, 2008 – First Plane Back to Civilization Big day today! Camp rose early as a plane was coming in to take 18 people back to civilization.  Many of the people leaving were construction workers…
June 5, 2008 – Setup Day 2 First things first: While I was writing this journal at 10:30pm, we looked out the window and saw an amazing sight. It was a "halo” with Sun Dogs (see pic description…
June 4, 2008 – Setup Day 1 Sleep was all but non-existent last night.  It was -17 F when I got in my sleeping bag and the wind was making the tent crackle and creek like an eerie haunted house.  It…
June 3, 2008 – Arrival at Summit WE MADE IT TO THE SUMMIT OF GREENLAND'S ICE SHEET TODAY! The New York Air National Guard flew picked us up this morning in Kanger and we took to the skies for a 2.5…
June 2, 2008 – Welcome to Greenland… Flying today was an experience!  We were herded onto a C-130 cargo plane as pieces of "Live Cargo”, at Stratton Air Force Base early this morning.  Our gear was…
June 1, 2008 – Bon Voyage I have already logged 2,060 miles and I am only halfway to Summit Camp! I left Billings, MT this morning at 7:40 and traveled to Denver, CO; then to Chicago, IL; then to…
May 29, 2008 - What Am I Forgetting? I'M LEAVING IN TWO DAYS!!! I have been packing feverishly for the past few days and there is one reoccurring question: "What am I forgetting?" I think I've got…
March 23, 2008 – Farewell to Fairbanks I’ve had a little time to recover after the training in Fairbanks and thought I would share a few more sights and sounds from the "Last Frontier”! During a…
March 7, 2008 - Fairbanks: Day 7 Here is a little background information: Where is Greenland? Greenland is located between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. It is the largest island in the world…
I hung out with reindeer last night...oh...and I slinked deep inside the earth in a permafrost tunnel...oh...and I touched the Great Alaskan Pipeline... On Dasher, On Dancer, On… The…
March 5, 2008 - Fairbanks: Day 5 I cannot believe all of the new technology I am learning to use. I was issued a laptop computer filled with software I didn't know existed, a waterproof digital…
March 3, 2008 - Fairbanks, AK: Day 3Since my last entry things have been a whirlwind of activity. The team at PolarTREC managed to arrange travel for all 12 2008-09 participants from their hometowns…