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Speed 8.4 knots (kts) Course 56° Location Canada Basin, 79.06° N, 144.18° W Depth 3811 meters ## SPECIAL FEATURE DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) The Canadian Coast Guard helicopter, a MBB BO 105, carries special gear for flying out alone over the Arctic ice

I’m on the final leg of my 25-hour trip home and I’ll be landing in Columbus in less than a few minutes. Coming back to the “real world,” as we jokingly referred to the Lower 48 and home while on the Slope, has been quite an experience so far. We decided to leave the airport in Anchorage and venture

1 month to go!!!! And so much fascinating, inspirational stuff is happening! I met various members of our team on Thursday, I’m going out on DJ’s boat to see his MBARI ROV in action on Tuesday, we have our Antarctica: Colder than Santa Cruz in the Summer event on Friday, and the Tuesday after that I

Speed 4.7 knots (kts) Course 55.6 Location Canada Basin, 78.35° N, 150.98° W Depth 3829 Meters ## SPECIAL FEATURE DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) The surface water temperature during my freezing water demo was about -1.1° C (about 30° F.) The key to this water

My final day in Barrow did not see much idle time. Fritz and I hit the field early, in an effort to install a data-logging tripod at our CALM grid. Alas, we were met by road closures, and had to leave the task in the capable hands of BASC staff members for a later date. I drove Fritz, Dima, and

I roused my team at 6:00 am for a live chat with my classroom back in New Orleans. Ms. Sledge, my stellar substitute, and Mr. Inocian, my Schwarz tech guru, helped square away 2nd period for a phone conversation and PowerPoint presentation with Fritz, Dima, Kelsey, and I. I appreciate each of my

In a few short hours I will begin the 25-hour journey home. I'm leaving the Slope and I'm sad. I'm nervous about what it will feel like to drive 65 miles per gallon and being overwhelmed by the plethora of shopping when I get home. The 90 degree weather will probably feel like more than 100 degrees

So I was asked to talk about ITEX in five high school science classes... I was pretty nervous because even though I've been five for five weeks, the longer I'm here, the more I learn that I don't know. But, it went well and I think I learned more than the students. Barrow High School has over 200

Today after we got back from the field, I continued the identifaction and pressing process of the plants I plan to take back to school to share with my students. I had started this a few days ago and now I wanted to finish up the process. It seemed simple enough: 1. Lay out plants in plant press 2

Packing up Summit StationToday, the entire summer crew as well as other staff gave their final goodbyes to Summit Station. It was a busy couple of days, with the crew trying to close and organize the entire station, yet still be functional. One of the big jobs was to build a six-foot high berm to