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Today's journal is written by one of the REU students, Rachel Valletta. Rachel is going into her senior year at Syracuse University, where she is majoring in geology and geography. ##Sediment coring & my project Today is only our fourth day of work, but already Daren and I have finished collecting

Denali National Park & Preserve The other day I flew to Fairbanks, rented a car and drove to Denali National Park and Preserve. The drive was only about 2.5 hours long and Denali was very easy to find. The drive to Denali was beautiful and breathtaking, which made it hard to keep my eyes on the

Another Sunny Svalbard Day The weather was glorious all day - sunny and mild with a light breeze. An absolutely perfect day to be out on the fjord. ## Bringing Up the Mud Today I had a chance to observe the "gravity core" team in action. Daren, Rachel and George have really perfected their method

What does a PolarTREC teacher do when they have 10 days to fill in Alaska between expeditions? The hardest part of this question is deciding just where to spend those days. I chose to explore South-Central Alaska and headed down to the Kenai Peninsula with my husband to explore the world of glacier

Our last day in Kangerlussuaq was exciting. We wanted to experience it all. Brandon got us dinner reservations for the Greenlandic Buffet at the RoKlubben Restaurant. We were interested to try all the unique Greenland delicacies and we weren’t disappointed. But, before I talk about food, let’s start

It was sad to leave all the friends we made at Summit Station but I am looking forward to heading home. Our first leg of our journey was to return to Kangerlussuaq. The plane was able to land at Summit on time and we had a smooth takeoff at Summit and a smooth landing on a real runway in

In today’s journal entry, I wanted to share some of my favorite photos that didn’t make it in my other journal entries. Did you know that scientists from other countries help each other out and share knowledge. Here is a picture of the flags of Greenland, the United States, and Denmark, **Flags Over

Today's blog post is written by one of the REU students, Liz Ceperley. Liz is going into her senior year at Beloit College, where she is majoring in geology. ###Another Day at the Office Today was the fourth day that Mark, Daksha, Rebecca and I worked together in our little Polarcirkel boat

Today's blog post is written by one of the REU students, Daksha Rajagopalan. Daksha is going into her senior year at Yale University, where she is majoring in physics. Daksha reflects on the beauty of this place and why she is so excited about learning geology. Today, as I held the boat on shore

Hi there! I am currently in Denali touring and the internet connection here is terrible! I will be posting a journal tomorrow when I get back to Barrow, so check back on Monday!