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Speed 8.2 knots (kts) Course 88.1° Location 71.965 N, 155.319 W Depth 222.8 meters ## SPECIAL FEATURE DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) The Sun never sets along the Arctic Circle on the Summer Solstice (June 21 this year.) On this day in the Northern

Ahhhhh! I'm home and well-rested after the long journey from Alaska. I'm typing in the kitchen while little baby Holt plays with a rattle in the next room. I just finished a bowl of cereal with fresh strawberries - yum! It's good to be back. I haven't had to put on mosquito repellent for 5 days!What

Dima, Kelsey, Elliot, and I rendezvoused for an early morning with Ellen Hatleberg, a graduate student at George Washington University, who’s family now calls Anchorage home. Per her suggestion, we feasted at Gwennie’s Old Alaska Restaurant, a colorfully decorated tavern-turned-eatery, where meal

Finally, reindeer within reach of my camera. We have seen many reindeer, usually every day, but they are not always close enough to get a picture. According to an article in National Geographic News, a wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game states both the male and female

Well, I have been officially been home for 48 hours. There are some very nice things about being home, seeing my family and friends, wearing clean clothes, eating fresh vegetables and taking warm showers. None of these amenities should be taken for granted and I am enjoying each one thoroughly.Now

Speed : 10.4 knots (kts) Course : 33.8° Location : Chukchi Sea north of Bering Strait off Cape Lisburne Depth : 44 meters ## SPECIAL FEATURE DISCUSSION: (see yesterday's journal for the questions.) The continental shelf between the US and Russia was dry land during the last ice age because **sea

A day spent between 8 am and 5 pm in a classroom may not sound like the most engaging way to spend one's first day in Alaska. And while that's exactly what happened - readers, have no fear - my Wednesday was by no means a lecture laden day in the doldrums. Elliot Upin, Kelsey Nyland, and yours truly

Saying goodbye to our comrades at Lake Linne in the morning. They were going to the south end to collect lake sediment data and we were going to the north end to survey. Another day in the Karst Lake region. Beautiful scenery; on a nice day you can see the ocean, the glacier and beautiful outcrops

Today was by far the hardest day physically since arriving to the North Slope. We hiked over ten miles in the tundra and we are ALL exhausted! Jeremy fell asleep on the couch the moment we got home and Jenny took a nap right after she showered. Hiking on the tundra in Atqasuk is SOOOOOOO much harder

Speed : 8.7 knots (we are going slower because of fog.) Course : 8° (just east of north) Location : 63.51° N, 168.29 W Depth : 30 meters ## SPECIAL FEATURE DISCUSSION (see yesterday's journal for the questions) Seabirds can live their whole lives in the ocean **except for laying eggs and raising