Wednesday's focus was logistics. How will we get where we are going? How will we communicate when we are there? What will we need in the field? It was a huge relief to get answers to many of the questions that were on our minds since we found out that we were going on our expeditions.
Learning how to use a satellite phone.
While I will have solid internet connectivity in the field, other teachers like Mark Paricio, who is headed to Siberia, will have to rely on a satellite phone as their sole line of communication. Reminds me of the early days of cell phones!
Gearing up for the Arctic!
The gear stash for Arctic expeditions.
We visited the warehouse of CH2M Hill Polar Services, provider of arctic logistics to the National Science Foundation. Check out their great blog http://www.polarfield.com/blog/ about field science in the arctic! This would be our first chance to see the gear that would be provided to the teachers heading into the Arctic, and get a lesson on dressing for work in the field. Learning how to properly dress and pack for work in the field will be important for both our comfort and safety.
Logistics providers, Cody Johnson and Robbie Score, teaching us how to dress properly in the arctic.
Yesterday's Polar Quiz Answer: A walrus skull found in a quirky downtown Fairbanks gift shop