Hi Lindsay, I liked the food shopping section of your journal. It reminds me of getting ready for a camping trip. What do you guys do with all of your waste products when you are out in the field? When we were camping on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, we had to carry everything out with us.
Betsy Wilkening Tucson, AZ

Lindsay Knippenberg

Hey Betsy!You are right. Everything that we bring in, must be sorted and packed out when we leave. The Dry Valleys are considered to be an ASMA (Antarctic Specially Managed Area) so they have very strict environmental guidelines that we have to follow. Human waste even has to be separated. We get to pee into bottles and poop into boxes and pack them out separately. Fun times...
Lindsay