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European Tradition Midsummer or Midsummer's Eve is a very old holiday in much of Europe. In the beginning it was a pre-Christian celebration that took place on or around the summer solstice; remember that that's the longest day of the year. Christians added another dimension to the day when it

Botany is the Study of Plants ### Cushion Plant Since my first evening here I have been fascinated by the cushion plant or moss campion (Silene acaulis)! It's an evergreen plant that blooms shortly after the snow melts with tiny pale pink-purple flowers. It likes sandy soil and can be found

Day One; Southern Colorado At the crack of dawn we piled into the truck and headed north to Colorado via Chama, Northern New Mexico. We stopped to camp just across the border at a place called Red Lake Trail. When we camp, we prefer dispersed camping - no neighbors, more solitude and greater

My Check List is Complete * First aid kit (hope I never need to use it). * Bug hat (decided to leave it behind... hope I wont' need it). * Bug repellent. * Bear repellent (REALLY hope I won't need it). * Day pack. * Rubber Boots for squishing through the tundra. * Carhartts (tough work pants every

The Arctic is the land of extremes. We had 70F degree weather on Monday, and a snow storm on Tuesday that cancelled our I-series and postponed it to today. This snow storm left like 10 cm of snow across the entire Arctic Tundra. Today is the third day of field work! We were out for 10 hours sampling

Guten Tag Guten tag from Germany! We arrived in Potsdam on Friday evening, June 17 after about an hour and a half bus/ train/ tram ride from the Berlin Tegel airport. Since we had not eaten a square meal in over twelve hours, Mike Loranty and I headed out for some currywurst and frittes