Coming back to school was both exciting and overwhelming at the same time. Learning the names of 100+ students while having a very limited short term memory due to lack of sleep was one of the…
A unique feature of the PolarTREC program this year is the inclusion of both formal and informal educators. During orientation I connected with Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) exhibit…
My last official day on expedition was spent doing the thing that got me interested in permafrost in the first place – we got to visit the Army Corp of Engineers Permafrost Tunnel. Tours of the…
I am very excited to announce – today, we actually took the day off. Yes, that's one day off in one month. No measurements, no lab, no computers, no driving. A real day off.
A day off, of course…
The weather was absolutely perfect for our drive south yesterday. I am getting more and more used to the long hours in the truck. It is significantly easier when the weather is sunny – not only for…
Christina and I have been working very hard over the last couple weeks visiting the ABoVE and VIPER sites – meaning we have time to do the "extra" sites on our list. These sites are further south…
In addition to thaw depth measurements and soil sampling which I have discussed previously, Christina and I also collect bags of roots that have been buried at each site. Several bags are filled…
As I mentioned yesterday, wildlife sightings are one of the best parts of driving the Dalton Highway. On our way up to Deadhorse Camp, we had been driving for about 5 hours but had also stopped to…
After spending many, many hours in the truck traveling up and down the Dalton Highway over the last week, I've got mixed feelings – most of the time feeling it is a beautiful road and amazing way to…
Who knows what up next?
For the fourth day in a row Christina and I woke up early, prepped for a helicopter flight, got the go ahead, only to have the flight canceled. Riding in the Toolik…
The Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) NASA ABoVE (Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment) team has set up their unique Soil Respiration Stations (SRS) at several different sites across Northern…
With the long drive to Toolik on the Dalton Highway I had Christina as a captive audience and was able to ask (and re-ask) several questions about what we had been doing over the last couple days.…
