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Today was an interesting day. We met around 11:30 to get ready to head out to the field. Before we left, Cory noticed that one of the tires looked a bit low, so we stopped by the garage and Kim took a look at it for us. She needed to change the tire, so I took a couple of pictures while we waited

This morning I hiked out to the waterfall. At this time of the year, the word waterfall is a misnomer because everything is frozen and there is no waterfall. I was able to walk on top of the frozen river instead, which was even better than seeing the waterfall. I have never walked on a river before

GPS Survey## Sunday morning I had to wake up early and help with the GPS survey of the Kangerlussuaq Airport ramp. Ok, so I will admit that there was no 'had to', I wanted to go and see what a GPS survey was and see what it involves. The purpose of the survey is to validate the instrumentation of

This morning we had a late start because there was a minor mechanical problem with the airplane that had to be fixed last night. The crew is required to have a certain amount of rest hours. Since the mechanics were fixing our plane last night, to fit within legal hours we had to push back take off

Kanger First Full Day## So far things are going well. The morning got off to a slow start. Getting your footing at a new airport takes some time. There are many procedures that need to be followed and it takes awhile for people to get accustomed to the new schedule. The official time in

It has been about two months since I attended our orientation/training in Alaska. During that time, I have been slowly preparing for my trip to the Arctic. I have been gathering items that I will need for the trip (see photo below). I also had to complete a physical qualification process due to the

You gotta love these guys. Yesterday was Earth Day, and as you know, I spent the evening marching for science and attending a friendly bonfire. What you may not know is that earlier that day, despite being Saturday, we were still working. It was our first day working at the Toolik field site, and

Earth Day 2017 March for Science When I first heard of the March for Science, I was all in. There has been a lot of science denial recently, and I felt angry. Angry that people are demonizing science, as if it's a bad thing that we should fear rather than something everyone benefits from. But