What can live upwards of 200 years, dive to depths of 500 feet, break through sea ice with its head to take a breath of air, weigh more than 75 tons yet sustain itself on tiny zooplankton such as…
Through the Porthole: What is the landscape like in Barrow?
Whale tails and mountains. Springs School student drawing. June 2012. Photo by LIsa Seff.
Alaska is a huge state with a wide variety…
Rule number 1: Always wear your life jacket out on deck, be aware of your surroundings and know your limits.
Always wear a life jacket on deck, no matter how interesting and distracting the marine…
Through the Porthole: What instruments do oceanographers use in the field to collect data?
Through the Porthole. Artwork by Springs School Student. June 2012. Photo by Lisa Seff.
Part I: The…
Does anyone really know what time it is?
One thing I've noticed while on my PolarTREC expedition is that you lose all sense of time. At first I attributed this to the change in time zones and…
A Stormy Day in Barrow Alaska!
The research team and the captain made the right call. As the day went on the ocean and atmosphere conditions in Barrow turned from bad to worse. Wow, what a quick…
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the United States newest and most technologically advanced ice breaker arrived in Barrow! The complex…
What an amazing adventure!
I was awestruck as we entered a futuristic world of heavy industrialism combined with dust, mud and the open tundra!
First glimpse of Prudhoe Bay. August 22, 2012.…
We've arrived!
It took a variety of vehicles including cars, trucks, planes and the Research Vessel (R/V) Ukpik to complete our journey! While there were a few delays and changes in routes along the…
Anchorage Arrival!
After a great night’s sleep following a very long day of traveling, research scientist Dr. Robert Campbell and I headed out to meet Dr. Steve Okkonen for a day hike up to Crow…
Aloha Alaska? you might be wondering….
Well, yes if that’s the only postage stamp available from the Post Office for our Springs School Student Polar-Postcards from Barrow Alaska to New York!
Aloha…
To the land of the midnight sun.
If you checked out the sunrise and sunset times in Barrow Alaska today you would have found the following: not applicable. The sun never sets at this time of the…
