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The countdown is on We are less than a month away from our departure date of June 16th!! It has been busy the last couple months with logistics meetings, visa applications, packing, obtaining evacuation medical insurance, Wilderness First Aid training, pre-meetings with our team researcher Mike

In just a few hours, I will be on my way back to the States via C-17. There will be five passengers and a plane full of cargo from some of the fieldwork happening at Summit Camp, so I'll share the experience home soon. Thank you to the NASA team and NOAA crew for having me on board and letting us

Evacuation Insurance, Boots, and Base Layers In about six weeks I will be on the USCGC Healy headed to the Chukchi Sea, and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all that must be accomplished between now and departure. I have participated in pre-field calls, finished up much of the documentation

We are on our 4th out of 6 consecutive flight days this week! I am grateful for clear skies above our target areas which have allowed us to get in a smooth routine of flying every day. Once the weather is on our side the pace of work picks up. Power is supplied to the plane two hours before take-off

Today we flew a very important science flight with possibly the most spectacular views of the north. We'll talk about why this glacier series is so important to follow in an updated post. As we get ready to fly our 6th consecutive science flight today (Saturday the 14th), I'll leave you with some of

St. Patrick’s School I was lucky enough to stop by St. Patrick’s School in Greymouth. I had a chance to learn a phrase from the Te Reo language while I was there. In New Zealand, you might hear the phrase ‘kia ora’. This phrase translates to mean ‘be well’. People use it when they say hello