Happy 4th of July!
Local Soldier with the American flag leading the parade through town
The tundra games are made even more special by being held over the 4th of July weekend. Today we took the…
Blood & Guts
This arctic fox had been trapped by the US Dept. of Agriculture and I got to watch the necropsy
This morning I was invited into the necropsy lab to witness 3 arctic fox and 2 seal…
Nalukataq Part 2
Whaling crew member's wife at the height of the blanket toss throwing candy to the crowd.
Yesterday was the second day of the Nalukataq. This second day of the whaling festival…
Nalukataq
Yesterday, I was absolutely excited that I was able to witness the Nalukataq. You're probably asking yourself, "What the heck is a Nalukataq?". The Nalukataq is a festival held after…
24 Hours of Sun, GRRRRR
Ok, this is not quite the midnight sun, but close! You get the general idea!
Ok, so this 24 hours of sun is really screwing up my internal clock. Between 11:00pm &…
Sunday a Day of Rest?
It's Sunday and for most people this is a day of rest. But not for this research team!!! We went out on to the tundra for most of the afternoon. It was another beautiful and…
Beautiful Day!
David Lipson of San Diego State University left last night and will not be back until the beginning of August. However, a grad student from Stanford, Eric Slessarev, arrived to…
Foggy Day!
Today, I woke up to what can typically be described as the norm here: fog! The temperature today was much colder than yesterday and the wind had picked up so the cold seemed to just flow…
Finally in Barrow, Alaska!
Snow covered mountains rising through the clouds in Alaska
After numerous flight delays, switching airplanes, and an unexpected overnight in Anchorage (not as glamorous…
Blustery Weather
Oh the weather outside is frightful!
While sitting in the conference room I kept glancing outside and all I could see where whirlwinds of snow! I was amazed to learn that…
Wow, what a day! What a very brisk morning!
Yesterday's Thermometer
I think this morning I was still a little out of it and walked downstairs just to get something to eat into my system. It was…
