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Jeanette dropped me off at the airport in Fairbanks and that double rainbow was a good way to end my day. I was not in the airport long before my flight boarded, and the flight was only 50 minutes to Anchorage. The views were beautiful along the way, and I sat next to an army medic expecting his

As I get ready to head home, I wanted to share a couple more videos I made. ## The Cutest Squirrel This one was a squirrel we released and the whole thing took place while we were still exactly in position. Cory didn't even have time to close the trap before she came back out of her burrow. We just

I flew home with the Air Force's 109th Air National Guard unit from Kangerlussuaq to Schenectady, New York. I flew on a C-130 which is a large cargo plane. The plane is not designed for comfort, it is designed for utility. It was missing some creature comforts but it also had some benefits over

Today we left Toolik. I woke up at 7am to finish cleaning my room and packing up sleeping bags, which is always harder than it looks. I borrowed one sleeping bag when I arrived to lay down on the bed as a bottom sheet, and then I had my fleece liner that I slept in with another sleeping bag on top

Last Flight## Today I took my last flight on the P-3 Orion. I'm sad to be leaving. The group made me feel like I was part of the team and everyday I learned something new. It's funny when I leave a place. I know that the people I'm leaving will go on without me being there and I will also continue

I'm Melting It has been fairly warm here for the last four days, actually getting to 41F/5˚C today. It means people walking around without hats and gloves, and riding snowmachines in their t-shirts. It also means the snow is starting to melt, and melt quickly. At Atigun on Sunday, the tundra was

Today was our last day working at the Atigun field site. It is Sunday, and we leave Toolik on Wednesday to go back to Fairbanks. Cory flies out the same night, and I fly out the next night. It is finally hitting me that my adventure in science is coming to an end. We have spent most days working at

It is summer time in Kangerlussuaq and that means that during the day the temperature is now above freezing. It is melt season which naturally occurs every summer with the changing of the season. As the temperature increases, the ice will melt and what was once all white quickly turns to brown. The