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Nalukataq Yesterday, I was absolutely excited that I was able to witness the Nalukataq. You're probably asking yourself, "What the heck is a Nalukataq?". The Nalukataq is a festival held after each successful whaling season. The men are allowed to hunt the whales using native techniques such as

Finally made it home! Having a beard and looking worn out caused me to be selected for special screening and pat downs.... a long journey home and I am grateful for the experience. I want to give special thanks to the third grade class at Chapman Hill elementary school who followed my journey and

What a flight! Soon after our plane took off from Kangerlussauq, we saw the edge of the ice sheet. It is amazing how gravity is slowly moving the ice towards lower ground. As we went further into the ice sheet, we saw beautiful blue ponds and rivers on top of the ice. Even though these melt water

I take a short trip up to the glacier to bid farewell. I am very grateful for the experience all the folks at Polartrec have given me, especially Kristin and Janet, who are wonderful Alaskan hosts!. Thanks to Robbie and Roy from Polar Services for their support and equipment.. Thank you to Miriam

Even though our day started at 4:45 a.m., it was a great day. The Air National Guard picked us up in their military bus and took us to their nearby airbase. Before I get into the details of our flight, I wanted to let you see who greeted us in Greenland: Wow, how can you be grumpy about waking up so

It is the Seventeenth of May! Syttenda Mai! Or the Norwegian National Day. It is a day of spontaneous celebration by children everywhere in Norway. This is a really big deal here, a bit like fourth of July for us, but more of a celebration of the goodness of life and the joy of being a unified

I will be leaving on the ferry in a few days and I am just exploring the area in these last days. Today I went over to the south side and hiked a bit. It is more rustic over there and it offers some different views. It is interesting to feel land locked here. The fjords in Norway are plentiful, and

Today I hiked up to the glacier tongue with Knut and looked at the ice from close up. I was happy to get some pictures yesterday of the calm lake, which is a bit of a rarity because of the cold glacier near it. The winds from the cold air rushing down the slopes are known as Kadabatic winds (Greek

Today I just enjoyed the glacier and took advantage of a very still morning to get some pictures of it reflecting off the lake.

Today I took the time to explore the base of the glacier and the surrounding area, there is no real rush to get things done now as all that is left to do for the researchers is to perform the pump tests as soon as the ice completely oozes over the instruments. In about a week Pete, Knut and Ben will