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I sat in the Norfolk airport awaiting my early morning flight. Warm boots, backpack stuffed with snow pants, heavy socks, and an assortment of turtlenecks to keep me warm in Fairbanks, Alaska. As I contemplated my motivation for wanting to be a part of PolarTREC's research in the Arctic or Antarctic

Electrons Colliding in the Atmosphere## The Aurora in the air last night over our hotel room were bizarre to watch. They are a seemingly alien thing, moving and dancing thanks to the interaction between a star and the magnetic molten center of a watery rock. The ends of the Earth are a special

Arriving in Fairbanks! I have begun my PolarTREC adventure! I arrived at my hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska last night after traveling for sixteen hours. Fairbanks is a city just about 198 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It was -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) when I arrived, and there were about two

The Return of the Crazy, Not So Young Girl The lure of studying an arctic ecosystem has tantalized me ever since my first visit to Alaska over thirty years ago, when as a young, crazy girl, I tramped through the Brooks Range, hitched-hiked the Alaska highway from Skagway to Anchorage and tried my

Upon arriving at the orientation for PolarTREC I have found myself quite humbled. There is a tremendous amount of effort being focused into providing me with the opportunity to go on an adventure that is available to very few people. The responsibility to make the most of this opportunity is

Let's Do This ### The Prodigal Son Returns It's late and it's cold ... well I suppose those two things always seem to be true for Fairbanks, Alaska in February. In actuality it's 11:00pm and its -2 F - not so bad when you consider the big scheme of things and how bad it could be. It's been nearly

I've just seen the northern lights for the first time; a long, thin, green ribbon of haze slowly spreading out above the lights of Fairbanks and then dissolving into the blackness of the 5 degree night air. Rather than being awestruck and excited, I get an overwhelming sense of peace. It's 10 pm on

So here I am in Fairbanks attending PolarTREC Orientation – the first leg of a long adventure to come. I am honored to be chosen as one of 15 teachers traveling to the arctic regions this year. The research we’re doing is absolutely, mind-blowingly amazing! From polar gigantism (think giant daddy

This journal is brought to you by… * Mrs. Obery’s 3rd grade class at South School * Mrs. Rovery’s 3rd grade class at Riverwood Elementary School * Mrs. Powell’s 2nd grade class at Riverwood Elementary School ## Waste Water Management Facility For a long time, people in Antarctica would dump their

This journal is brought to you by... * Sarah Dormis’s and Jennifer Thompson’s 6th grade class at Westminster Academy * Sue Tony’s 6th graders at St. Philomena * Mrs. Shadensack’s 7th grade class at Immaculate Conception Sometimes, things we do not know much about can be scary. Blood, for example