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On August 11, at about 7 pm, we saw our last of the Kuril Islands as the Iskatel-4 lifted anchor shortly after the small field crews were returned from Rasshua at around 6:30 pm and we headed south before turning west to cross the Sea of Okhotsk on our way back to Korsakov. Compared to last year, it

The following Journal describing the archaeological activities at the Drobnyye excavation site on Shiashkotan Island has been generously contributed by Mike Etnier. In addition to the main archaeological work our team conducted at Drobnyye, I was able to spend a bit of time developing, and starting

Peggy's Weather Report from Tolsona Lodge: *Time: 9:40 am Temperature: 13.9 C 56.8 F Humidity: 74.5% Wind: 4.3 km/hr from South Clouds: Stratocumulus Cloud Cover: 80% broken Light level: 1779 X 10 Lux * GPS: Tolsona Lodge Latitude: 61.10862 N Longitude: 146.03854 W Elevation: 637 m I woke up before

I received my airline reservations this week - panic set in shortly thereafter when I realized how much I had to do before leaving. First the house - hard to think of all the things you need to do when you'll be gone this long (more than two months). I think my cats are getting suspicious that

The last days of summer, before school starts are used at the new playground. Classes begin there in Eastern Greenland August 17, while we began August 14. Many adults at school who see me ask how I am adjusting. I was gone four weeks so did have time to really appreciate the air, the quiet, the

Misty and the team are on the Iskatel again and are heading back to the Port of Korsakov. Listen below for an update!

From the morning buffet, I knew my time was counting down and it was very sad. I felt that the past 35 days were just such an incredible learning adventure that I didn’t want it to end. Not to mention, I didn’t want to leave Maggie. I wondered what it would be like to not have any daily contact with

The following Journal describing the archaeological activities at the Drobnyye excavation site on Shiashkotan Island has been generously contributed by Shelby Anderson. All photos are courtesy of Shelby Anderson. *Shelby Anderson * August 2 to August 7, 2007 – Drobnyye, Shiashkotan Island We

The following is Part 3 of Matt Walsh’s edited and abridged Personal Journal for August 2-7, 2007, recounting his surveying exploits with James Taylor and Dima Chvagian in the North Central Kuril Islands. All photos, unless otherwise note, are courtesy of Matt Walsh. August 6, 2007 This

The following is Part 2 of Matt Walsh’s edited and abridged Personal Journal for August 2-7, 2007, recounting his surveying exploits with James Taylor and Dima Chvagian in the North Central Kuril Islands. All photos, unless otherwise note, are courtesy of Matt Walsh. August 4, 2007 Woke up