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Well, the weather today has been mostly white out, windy, and snowy which means any work outside is challenging and cold. Also, it's not worth risking traveling around the divide with poor visibility. The divide itself is fairly safe but there are large, mile high drop offs to the east and west and

In northern Finland and Norway (Lapland in general), there are sometimes massive outbreaks of autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) infestations. The primary food source of the larval moth is tunturikoivu, or mountain birch. Heini Koivuniemi, a graduate student who is helping with this project, told me

After Karl and I made it to the ice divide on May 15th, we finished the final drill site selection within about 24 hours and were ready for the rest of the crew and equipment to come in via helicopter. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had different plans. Over the next two days, May 16-17th we received

Following the acclimatization climb, on May 15th Karl Kreutz and I took a National Park Service Helicopter flight to the Mount Hunter Ice Divide. Andy was our pilot as he has been for several other trips around the park over the past 4 years. Tucker, a climbing ranger for the park, acted as

Ken has departed us and returned to Maine. His time with us in Denali National Park was a fantastic experience both for Ken and the rest of us. For Ken and I the highlight was certainly reaching the satellite peak on the West Buttress route at over 13,000 feet above sea level. What an experience to

Kim invited me to join her in the lab to prepare for the field. She said: "it's pretty boring, but it has to be done!" ##Sealing Samples for the Long Term The gas samples already taken are in sealed vials, but there is this remarkably flexible wax tape (parafilm) that needs to be wrapped around the

To continue the conversation from the last journal entry, another of the key skills required for research is more of an attribute. You need to be patient and detail-oriented. Each measurement taken has a "high risk" associated with it. You only have one chance in the moment to take each measurement

Collecting Kids’ Questions One week from today, I will board a plane for Fairbanks, Alaska. The next day, I will ride in a truck for 8-12 hours on the Dalton highway (yes, the Ice Road Truckers road) with part of the research team until we reach Toolik Field Station