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I can't believe it! I'm almost to Alaska, Anchorage specifically. I see the snowcapped jagged mountains through the plane window. Tomorrow I'll be on the smallest plane of my life that only lands on water and I'll see bears up close. I wonder if they'll look like what's in National Geographic. I'm a

Today's training started with bear awareness. We learned that most bears will leave the area before people even know they are there. We also learned the major differences between black bears and grizzlies. Black bears evolved in the forest so they tend to flee into the trees when they feel

Dr. Jeff Rasic - one of the two lead archaeologist on our expedition - sent this picture of his boy Jack flint knapping. Knapping is the term for chipping away at obsidian or flint to make tools such as arrowheads or spear heads. Rasic flint knaps to see if he can figure out how the ancient tools he

Today the group split into two sub groups: one group went to the Karst lakes and rock glaciers and one group went to Kongress lake. A large outboard motor needed to be carried out to the lake. Wes carried it to the boat launch and Simon carried it to Kongress Lake. Typical camp dinner. I only have a

I'm at T-minus two weeks and counting 'till I depart for Alaska and I'm getting more excited by the day!!It occurred to me that there will be a lot of specialized naval vocabulary in my journal entries during the 5 weeks I'm aboard the Healy, so I picked some terms out to explain in the video below

The Bering Sea is just outside our tents and a morning walk along the beach there offered good signs of a beautiful day ahead. With breakfast cooked over an open fire and our packs ready, we grabbed shovels and a screen and headed for the coast. Jodi, our resident geologist gave us some introductory

For the first time since we left for the remote wilderness we experienced rain. It came down in the early morning before we were stirring from our tents and kept on as a steady drizzle until well into the afternoon. With the weather as a consideration, we decided that it would not keep us from doing

Our first day in the field was an overview of all the areas we will be researching. We walked through fields, mud, crossed river outlets, rode in zodiacs and a couple of us even put on survival suits to reach into the lake. We took a reconnaissance look at Linne Lake, walked over to the Karst ponds

Task: Hiking 7 to 9 miles in the rain forestEssential Gear...Hiking boots (They will get wet.) • Quick-drying clothing (This does not necessarily mean it will dry quickly.) • Swim suit (Wear under clothing.) • Water (lots of water) • Trekking poles (People will think you're crazy at first, then want

I can't believe I'm actually en route to Costa Rica! To think that I'm going to sleep under a volcano is amazing. When I think of a volcano I have an image of a cartoon volcano in my head: a tall conical shape with red stuff seeping out and oozing down the side. I imagine it having a big vat of hot