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It has been more than a month since we got back from Chile. We have had time to catch up with family, friends and school. We continue to reflect and attempt to make sense of the whole experience. There are plenty of stories still stored in the ink bottle, and we plan to write them out. We do not

Starting to Pack ## Well, it's that time. I leave in less the three days and the packing has begun. Part of the packing process is triage - which items stay, which get to go. My kids are great at this as every time we go anywhere they go through the triage process with regards to which stuff

Breaking up is hard to endure ## It's that time of year in Alaska again - Spring Breakup. While my previous post was about Spring Break this is an entirely different phenomenon... March in Anchorage, Alaska always seems to bring us one more good dose of snow and this year was no exception (12" on

As an aficionado of cold climates, I made a recent foray into the alpine and sub-alpine zones of the Colorado Rockies near my home in Aspen. My wife, some friends, and I, spent 3 days ski touring between back-country huts on the Braun Hut System. Along the way I couldn't help but think about my

Getting adjusted to life at home and work. As you can see from the picture, it is back to school for me! After a few days In Hobart, Tasmania getting my land legs back, it was time to board the plane. In my case five planes. Hobart to Melbourne, Melbourne to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to Newark

Meeting Up with Fellow PolarTREC Teachers ## So far, one of the best things about PolarTREC has been meeting some amazing teachers. Each of us will be going our separate ways on our individual expeditions, but we will continue sharing and communicating with each other in order to partake in the