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Tuesday 02.24.2009 What a morning! I am in Fairbanks for Polar TREC orientation with other teachers who will be working with scientific research in the Arctic or Antarctic. Many of us were distracted Tuesday morning as news came in that this morning would be the finish of the Yukon Quest. So we

Perspective...I hope since reading my last entry you've turned some maps up-side-down, or at least sat under a globe for a while, even quietly in your own mind. A poem... to change your perspective "If the Earth were only a Few Feet in Diameter" If the earth were only a few feet in diameter

February 25, 2009I feel the earth move under my feet I feel the sky tumbling down I feel my heart start to trembling Thanks Carole King. This is one has been in my life for a long time. Wow, I don't know how much the earth was moving under my feet, but my feet were surely moving on it

Today was a day of exploration. Rather than sitting in a stuffy conference room, warm and well-stocked with caffeinated beverages, we ventured out into the icy arctic air. Our goal? to witness the final stage of the Yukon Quest sled-dog race, akin to the more famous Iditarod in scale - covering the

"Hurry up! We are going to see the end of the Yukon Quest Dog Race!" I quickly donned my winter gear and scrambled through the city blocks of Fairbanks to the frozen Chena River. It readily became apparent that we did not need to rush, since the winners of the race were still not in sight. It gave

Today was a very cool day here in Fairbanks and it was cool in two ways, one being that the high was only about 20*F and the other is that we were able to see the completion of the Yukon Quest dog sled race. This year it began in Whitehorse of the Yukon Territory in Canada and finished in Fairbanks

After 1000 miles of cold Alaska terrain, the winning team of dogs and their "musher" came across the finish line of the 2009 Yukon Quest on the frozen Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. Our PolarTREC team was able to see it.

The Yukon Quest is big

I have had experiences on this training session that I never anticipated would be part of my life. I caught the ending of the Yukon Quest dog race. Now I can say, "been there, done that, got that t-shirt." We stood in the cold - actually, I walked around a great deal, and even stopped in the local

Happy Fat Tuesday! I would like to thank Lollie for infusing the early morning atmosphere with Fat Tuesday spirit by decorating the conference room with Mardi Gras beads, masks, and blaring New Orleans music! Whew, another whirlwind of a day. The PolarTREC staff did an excellent job of "winging it."

Today I saw lots of animals in this beautiful place. For starters, the thousand-mile 2009 Yukon Quest sled dog race, from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, was won by Sebastian Schnuelle this morning in downtown Fairbanks. He finished in just under ten days. I watched the first two teams come in and took