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Here in Durham, NC, it is HOT. 100° hot. Really hot. Don't want to move in daytime hot. Thick, sticky, steamy hot. As we walk our dogs, they prance on the pavement to minimize contact and head straight for the grass next to the road. "I am going on a expedition in the arctic this summer," I tell

Celebrations and high fives! The robot is finally WORKING! We have had a few minor problems to sort out, but after re-soldering the wires and replacing the DVD player (apparently there was a problem with the original - so while it is out for repair, we have borrowed another so our work can continue

June 9, 2008 – Skiing to Work Ate a large breakfast this morning so I would have energy for a 10 km (6.2 mile) Cross Country skiing trip to work on a piece of equipment. One of the researchers, Jochen Stutz (UCLA), is studying gasses that escape out of the snow (it is much more technical than that

Yes, time is slipping into the future and tomorrow I will be flying like an Eagle (thanks to Steve Miller for that one!) Amazing – it’s time to go. Time always seems to fly by when you are having fun. I have been enjoying springtime fun with students, family and friends and preparing for this

June 8, 2008 – Foggy Sunday Ahh, Sunday, the day of rest. The Summit Camp staffers get one day off per week, and today was that day. So, it was leftovers for lunch and dinner and the whole camp moved at a little slower pace. Everybody has been working for 16 or more hours per day. Rest was well

June 7, 2008 – Meet "Sat Camp” We spend our days setting up research equipment and analyzing data at a place called Sat Camp (Satellite Camp). It is named because of its distance from the main camp (~1 km or .6 miles) and is located in the "clean air sector” of Summit Camp (which means no gas

June 6, 2008 – First Plane Back to Civilization Big day today! Camp rose early as a plane was coming in to take 18 people back to civilization. Many of the people leaving were construction workers who were here to get ready for the science teams to show up. Many of the structures and the power

I did make it back to Austin, Texas safe and sound. I had 3 excellent flights back to Austin that were all on time and ran smoothly. My students were very anxious to see me again after being gone for over a month and a half, so I went back to teach the very next day. That first morning back I was

June 5, 2008 – Setup Day 2 First things first: While I was writing this journal at 10:30pm, we looked out the window and saw an amazing sight. It was a "halo” with Sun Dogs (see pic description for more info). Barry Lefer and I ran out to get this picture. Sleep was a little more abundant last night