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Columnar Basalt on Disko Island - August 23, 2013 Basalt is an igneous rock formed from molten lava. Sometimes it cools in a formation called "columnar basalt." It creates some very beautiful patterns in the rock. We spent the afternoon kayaking among these formations on Disko Island. Our ice

Greenland - August 23, 2013 The Greenlandic word "Ilulissat" translates into English as "Icebergs." We experienced so many icebergs today; we could not do our planned visit to the town and the Ilulissat Icefjord. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1979 home-rule was introduced to

Greenland - August 22, 2013 Today we reached Greenland. If you have been following me, you may have noticed I skipped a day. On day 11 of our trip we were at sea all day crossing Baffin Bay. My fellow educators and I took the opportunity to learn about operations on the ship. That will be a

Pond Inlet Visit - Day 10 August 20, 2013 The sign welcoming us into Pond Inlet says, "Friendly People." It was very true. We spent the day learning about Inuit culture and wandering through this small community of approximately 1500 people. Our host spoke about climate change affecting them

Kayaking at Cape Hay, Bylot Island - August 19, 2013 Bylot Island has been a bird sanctuary since 1965 with over 40 species nesting on the island. This morning we arrived at Cape Hay on Bylot Island, amidst towering cliffs covered with birds. Thick-billed murres nested among glaucous gulls

Join the Polar research team as we use technology to join Dr. Carin Ashjian as she continues her research in the Arctic! We first caught up with her at the end of July onboard the icebreaker U.S.C.G.C. Healy and then followed her onboard the R/V Anika Marie. She and her team members have continued

Sea Ice – August 18th, 2013 The Arctic is a frozen ocean, or sea ice, surrounded by land. This sea ice is constantly changing on a daily basis and is also experiencing long-term climatic changes. In order to understand sea ice, it is helpful to break it down into three areas. * **What is Sea Ice

Beechey Island – August 18th, 2013 #### Franklin Expedition Our ship proceeded west from Dundas Harbour towards Beechey Island. The plan of the day was to seek out polar bears in an area of sea ice to the west of Beechey Island. In 1845 Sir John Franklin left England in search of the Northwest

Dundas Harbour - August 17th, 2013 Today we visited Dundas Harbour on Devon Island, Canada’s 6th largest island. Despite the late summer date, we experienced weather far harsher than the worst winter day in Tucson, Arizona. It started out with snow and a temperature of 32°F, and progressively

Narwhals in Buchan Gulf!!!!! - August 16th, 2013 Today was my absolute favorite day of the trip. We saw narwhals! OK, before we get started let me first give you some advice. If you want to see some awesome pictures of narwhals and understand how difficult they are to photograph, try [Flip