Hello everyone! I am settled here in Greenland and have had the chance to catch up with some of the science team here on the ground. While the remainder of the team is flying out of Fairbanks to…
Hello, PolarTREC-ies!
I write this to you from a very quiet section of BWI just before midnight, still here in the U.S but not for long. About a dozen passengers are waiting in section E for our…
The time is here, everyone! In less than 24 hours I will be on schedule to head out of the United States, bound for the Arctic Circle where I will meet the Operation IceBridge Team in Thule,…
Schedule Updates
The time is near, everyone! In T-Minus ten days I will be on a 6 hour flight via military rotator to Thule Air Force Base to begin my first leg of the Operation IceBridge Arctic…
What Does It Take to Prepare for the Arctic?
If you've never traveled north of the Arctic circle, or to Antarctica, you might be wondering what kind of preparation is required to get ready for such…
It's been a few weeks since I returned from our incredible PolarTREC orientation in Fairbanks, Alaska and my mind has not stopped buzzing about the adventure yet to come. Indeed I took a small…
Field Trip Time
Every day of PolarTREC orientation has been a new adventure (from re-learning how to use a Mac to awesome field trips to learn about current arctic research). On Tuesday, we took a…
Scratching the Surface
With my expedition just months away, it is hard to find words to express the level of excitement and anticipation flooding my veins as we touched down in Alaska. With a view…
