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We’ll be on the ground in Kangerlussuaq in about an hour. I look out the window and all I see is this featureless blanket of white. That’s Greenland down below. An Ice sheet nearly 2 miles thick. I woke up before 6:00 AM this morning to get ready for my 9:00 AM flight out of Copenhagen. Showered

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.- John Masefield Today I traveled

Speed 4.4 knots Course 53° Location Larsen Channel (-63.10372167, -56.00671833) Depth 403 meters At the beginning of the trip, we were supposed to pick up a whale bone lander but the ice and wind conditions prevented us from being able to. We've come all the way back to the point

As we moved out to the field site today it became really clear that the season is changing around here. When I first arrived here the snow looked so even and flat and just the same all over. That really wasn’t the situation then, and it is certainly not the situation now. The temperatures have been

The day has finally come when the dogs are finished working for the season! That means that they will need to get out for some exercise before all the snow melts and the trails turn to mush! With the weather as nice as it has been, this is the perfect time to help out Corine and Mike by letting the

I had a long hot shower and an hour of sleep before I ventured out to explore Copenhagen this afternoon. My body appreciated the sleep and I’m sure the people next to me appreciated the shower. Copenhagen is a neat city. The people are friendly and the food and beverages are incredible. I’d come

It’s Friday the 13th and I’m here in Copenhagen, Denmark. A taxi picked me up at my apartment in Washington DC at 12:45 PM yesterday (Thursday) and brought me to Washington National Airport where I picked up a United Flight to Newark, New Jersey. DC has been the only bump in the road so far. We

We have been checking with the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, for the aurora forecast over the last couple of weeks. The forecast has been good, which is a 3 or 4 on their scale, but the weather did not cooperate and the clouds made it impossible to see anything in the

Speed 0.7 knots Course 142° Location Erebus and Terror Gulf (-63.901375, -56.48565667) Depth 423 meters In case you missed my PolarConnect event, you can watch it at http://www.polartrec.com/polar-connect/archive ##Foosball We are still in pack ice and are waiting for better

This morning was like any other that we have had so far. I get up and check my “Ask the Team” box for student questions and comments. I have some breakfast after a short while, usually Grape-Nuts with raisins and a banana and milk, followed by a cup of orange juice. Elizabeth and I then talk about