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Knowing where you are, where you have been, and where you are going are very important in on the Healy. The Coast Guard needs this data for navigation. The scientist needs this data for their documentation. Where are the answers? Satellite information and sensors on the ship are constantly inputting

I am learning that there are so many different projects and types of science going on around me, that I have to take my time in getting my head around it all. It is really incredible to see so many scientists working hard all day and night. They are gathering as much data as they can here, and many

With two days to go, the time has come to start packing. I have a small selection of clothes, sleeping bag and pad, personal items and of course Extreme Cold Weather Gear (ECWG). Considering that my cold weather boots weigh five pounds, I am a bit concerned about fitting everything into the two

I was waiting in the hanger for others to come. What happened? Was the time changed? The Coast Guard is always early. Their motto is if you are not there a half hour early then you are late. Something is wrong. Where is the meeting? I am paged. (We have to wear pagers so people can find you on this

What do you smell in the snow? That question can be answered in a variety of ways depending on where you live. In Tucson most people only see snow when it comes out of the side of a truck with the label "Raspados" on it. It most likely smells like blue raspberry or Tutti-Frutti. Raspado is Spanish

In January and again today we were visited by Dr. Pascal Lee, Chairman of the Mars Institute, NASA scientist and polar explorer. He spoke to us about the challenges and opportunities of Mars exploration and his project on Devon Island in the Canadian arctic. Dr. Lee has visited our school over

Not only are there several languages being spoken around here there are many acronyms: SODAR, OOTI and DOAS. Today I received a brief introduction to some of them. SODAR measures wind speed and direction every 15 minutes through the layer of the atmosphere from the surface to 1000m above it. Sound

Saying that my luggage and I arrived safely in Barrow, AK is different than saying that same thing about Anchorage, or Seattle or Tucson. The Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport is quite fun. We left the plane on air stairs, something my daughter has always wanted to do. I quickly donned on my

After traveling through the night and into the early morning hours, my luggage and I made it to my cousins' Francie and Jim Pekar's house. It was wonderful to have a comfy bed to sleep in. We joined the rest of the Pekar family at a restaurant for breakfast in the morning. I met the newest member of

It was "kids in the snow" day according to Dr. Rolf Gradinger also know as the Ice Man. Today the ship was stopped for 6 hours in the perfect place for all of the scientists aboard. On the starboard side, where the ice was very thin, the scientists studying the water and bottom of the Bering Sea