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We have been sailing on the N.B. Palmer for a couple of days now. I have been trying to catch up with the McMurdo journals and have not finished, but thought you might twang to know where we are now. It was sad to say goodbye to McMurdo; I take glorious memories from this exotic land. Here are Aimee

Why do we journal? What is the value of creating and posting daily journals on the PolarTREC website? How do we make our journals interesting, informative, engaging, and just plain enticing? Who is reading our journals? Whose face do we see while we write those daily journal entries? Finally, is

My cohort and I are spending the week up in Fairbanks getting prepped, informed and overall excited about our upcoming expeditions. There is some pretty fascinating research going on at the two poles which entail the study the thinning of sea ice, Weddell seals, atmospheric changes, studying ice

When in Rome – or Fairbanks – do as the locals do. Whenever I travel to a new city I always like to try the local cuisine. This trip is no exception. For lunch today I had reindeer stew. It was very tasty – much like traditional beef stew. In fact, if the chef hadn’t told me it was reindeer, I

The rocks that make up Alaska began their journey there, like most of the state's residents, from points far away, (Connor and O'Hare, 1989, p.1). Like the rocks in Alaska, the science teachers and researchers at the PolarTREC orientation have come together from all over the country to make an

When we went out for dinner tonight it was 9 degrees in Fairbanks. Earlier when I had talked to my wife, she reported that it was 74 degrees in Mooresville, North Carolina. As best as I can figure, that’s a 65 degree temperature difference. Another fact – McMurdo Station in Antarctica was 17 degrees

Fairbanks is the place This is my first time in Fairbanks, AK and it’s a pretty interesting place to be. Beginning with the taxi ride from the airport everyone has been friendly and very knowledgeable. Raymond, the taxi driver, was not born in the United States. You see he has lived here since

Science is about stories. How are discoveries made? What leads up to the asking of the questions that lead scientists to even go out and try to find answers? What random things happen that lead to the right person being in the right place at the right time? This week I’ve been really interested in

Can you guess what this is a picture of? Hint: I needed it to get home.