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Today we traveled down the Seward Highway again in the same direction as yesterday, however, this time we stopped at Whittier. In order to get from the Cook Inlet side of the Kenai Peninsula to the Prince William Sound side on the east where Whittier is located, we had to travel through the longest

Listen to Misty Nikula, Ben Fitzhugh, and Mike Etnier by clicking the Audio links below. Calls from Ben and Mike are cut short due to poor satellite phone communications. Learn more about how a satellite phone works here. First is a 2:50 minute description of the most recent archaeological findings

Here is a chart of chick growth as of July 28. Slashes indicate data points that were not able to be collected, due to chicks too far back in the nesting crevice to be taken out. (Some of these were able to be removed by Rachael’s slender arms). July 26 was an extremely cold, stormy evening on the

A select group of people are born knowing what career will drive them forward; others take a long, winding pathway to get to find what they truly love. Ann Harding falls into the second category. Ask her about Little auks, and you had better have made a cup of tea, because you might find yourself in

Today was a very, very wet and windy day. The work was wet, cold and muddy which made it seem like a much longer day. BUT! There is one very nice, bright spot: Bre is here! At about 10:30 this morning, Bre MacInnes, who has been working with the geology/tsunami group at Dushnaya Bay, arrived via the

Today was my turn to be the cook’s helper. Anastasia is our cook and makes three meals a day for us. Each of us takes a turn helping her prepare the meal and then we wash all of the dishes. Anastasia doesn’t speak very much English and my Russian vocabulary is limited to about 25 words that are

Today we decided to drive to Seward down the Kenai peninsula to see a little of the area. We started down the Seward Highway along the Cook Inlet and then the Turnagain Arm to gorgeous views of the Chugach mountain range. *The Turnagain Arm is the finger of water between Anchorage and Whittier on

Wednesday, the entire team set out for Kongressvatnet, the smaller, but very deep lake above Linnevatnet. The hike is about 45 minutes from the south shore of Linnevatnet and the first mile or so is up a very steep, rocky hill before it settles out into a flat walk the rest of the way (about another

Ya HUH! Just because I got off the ship in May doesn't mean my job is over. Actually this is when all the REAL fun begins. This is where I begin to tell my story. I missed my dear students so much while on the mission. When we were united on May 16, I had so many aloha hugs. It was a block day, so I