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Here is some audio of something we got to see on a recent field trip on our single "day off" in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Can you guess what it is? I'll give you a hint: it is cold and slippery. But it might not be what you think it is! Mystery Audio http://

Mystery Sound

September 1, 2008 ** ** This is the end… My wind chapped and sun cracked nose has finally healed. Family barbeques and fresh garden vegetables are helping me pack the 15 lost pounds back onto my frame. The heat of summer continues to remind me of cool nights at Summit Camp. It took a while

Since my last posting a few days ago, we have successfully (and safely) returned to solid ground. We steamed 670 km (415 miles) across the Sea of Okhotsk from our last field site (Kompaneskii, north Urup Island) back to port at Korsakov, and then by vehicle/s north up the highway to Yuzhno

Polar Dates August 7, 2008 – August 25, 2008 Reflections on Toolik Lake It’s been a busy time since my return to Michigan and a time of many adjustments. The less obvious interior adjustments such as thought, feeling and reflection of the experience itself linger and surpass the obvious

We are steaming across the Sea of Okhotsk under sunny skies, making good time with the help of a gentle tail wind. This time we are headed west, on our return to Korsakov. I'll hopefully make a couple more posts from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. But this will be my last posting sent via satellite phone. After

LSSL Ship's Log: 19082008 2209- Rosette secured on board. Underway to Kugluktuk, 485 nautical miles. At 2210 on 19 Aug 2008, Third Mate Marian Punch piped, "We have finished work at the last science station. We are going home." After 32 days at sea, we are coming home. We have seen and done some

After taking on fuel we are steaming to our last set of stations at 72N, 133W. This route will be through the last ice of the cruise. I am fascinated by the ice so I am spending the last hours possible observing the ice. Many have remarked on how much less ice there is up here compared to recent