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The Healy encountered rough conditions once we left Dutch Harbor. The wind speed exceeded 35 knots, the wave swells reached 10 feet, the temperatures were in the low teens, visability was approxiamately 1 mile and. I took the measurement (below) with Seismac, a MacOSX utility, that turns your Mac

We finally left Dutch Harbor shortly after 4pm today. After watching the USCG crew load up the 28 foot skiff up the side, we set out at about 10 knots. What is that converted to miles per hour? Tug pulling the Healy ** ** Tug pulling the Healy away from the docks in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.* *

Polar-Date March 6, 2008 The last journal had a picture of "reindeer candy” also know as lichen. If you go to the photo gallery, you can find the picture and learn about lichen. Today finds the PolarTREC teachers learning how to upload audio into journals and how to turn the audio into podcasts

The breaking day: A beautiful morning in Dutch Harbor, Alaska This morning we finally got to board the Healy. Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, it appeared through the mist, fog, and snow in the harbor of the Dutch Harbor. The US Coast Guard or "Coasties” are another example of great teamwork

I knew I was approaching Dutch Harbor, Alaska when the plane dropped into the clouds and the cliffs seemingly appeared out of nowhere next to the plane. The snow-covered cliffs were so close, it felt as if one could reach out and touch the snow! Otherwise, it was a smooth ride from Anchorage

Farewell to Fairbanks, Alaska. It has been a privilege to meet everyone with PolarTREC and Arcus. The training has been phenomenal. The teachers with are a dynamic group of educators excited to promote polar science and research. But are ready to begin a yearly skijoring race between PolarTREC

We went to the US Army Corps of Engineers Permafrost research facility. It is located outside of Fairbanks along the banks of Goldstream Creek. Matt Strum is the chief scientist at the tunnel. Matt Strum Matt Strum describing an ice jam The tunnel is a fascinating trip through time the deeper one

Today, we went on a tour of the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station farm on the University of Alaska-Fairbanks campus. Greg Finstad, Program Manager and Instructor, gave the PolarTREC teachers a quick tour of the facilities, described the history of reindeer in Alaska, and described the

Upon my return from the Fairbanks training, I decided to make a short video of my clothing for the PolarTREC expedition. I have it posted on Teacher Tube. Hopefully, it will answer questions of what I am bringing on the USCGC Healy. Click on the posted link to view the video. Enjoy!