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After some final tune-ups at Schwarz this morning, I left New Orleans for Alaska around 11 am. A Chicago layover later, and I arrived in Anchorage at 8:45 pm Alaska Standard Time (11:45 pm Central Standard Time). Along the way, we flew over the Yukon Territory where clouds gave way to snow-covered

After being cooped and getting a severe case of cabin fever, we ventured out today to assess the wind damage. We checked out our tent, which holds field supplies: hammer, nails, tags, bug dope (lots of bug dope) and Fruit by the Foot (a necessity for any Arctic Tundra Researcher). I've posted a

This is the view through our kitchen window. A brief survey of our measurement and sensor equipment that we have been using in the field. GPS sensor for bathymetry measurements which can measure the depth beneath the surface of the water. Troll instrument measures conductivity, turbidity, water

I am aboard my final flight from Heathrow Airport in London to Newark, New Jersey. The last leg of a month long journey to the end of the world is at last underway. I have spent the last two days, as best I can figure with the 11 time zone changes thus far, in airports or airplanes. I have had no

Surprisingly, I slept soundly and woke later than usual, around 8:30. Perhaps it was because the sun would shine through my tent at early hours and here it was a rainy, gray day. At any rate, a quick shower and some breakfast and Katya and I are on the road. We load my bags into the car and head out

I found out this morning on my way to the bus station that the man who took me to the hotel last night was in fact not Alexander Tikameerov. His name was Victor and I never learned the name of his wife. That is something here in Russia that is very different, people don't generally introduce

Speed: 15.8 knots (kts) Course: 353.2 degrees (just 7° west of due north.) Location: 58.22° N, 167.68° W Depth: 56 meters Hello from the Bering Sea! We departed yesterday right on time (15:00), got out of Dutch Harbor, and began cruising north. The Aleutian Islands separate the

So after reading some of these journals and getting just a tiny taste of the adventure about to befall us, are you ready to meet some of us in person? Do you want to talk to us face-to-face before we head out to the most remote place in the world?Well your chance is here! Come to our special

There are a couple of students who walk to the Linne glacier every other day to study the glacier in depth. Besides the ongoing weather station data collection and ablation measurements (removal of material from the surface of the glacier), Terra, a student from University of Chicago is interested

The final day in NOLA before the adventure begins was spent preparing class to begin in my absence. The room was set up, lesson plans were printed, our school's computers - which will be heavily utilized as our students tag along with the Arctic expedition - were logged onto the PolarTREC website