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Well- we arrived safe and sound Monday, April 9th on schedule and with all of our luggage even!! Quite the accomplishment I have to say. I flew from Seattle to Anchorage on a large plane (Boeing 737) and then we hopped on a little puddle jumper type plane in Anchorage to fly to Dutch Harbor. There

When I walked around the back of the hotel in Dutch, I surprized a big 'ol bald eagle dumpster diving with three of his raven friends. Later I found out the ravens were not really his friends. They tricked him into surrendering his meal! Bald Eagles play an important role in this ecosystem. They are

The waiting was finally over. The Healy had docked into harbor and was ready to take on all the eager scientists and even two teachers. Maggie and I actually got to be part of the search party for the Healy with Ned Cokelet, a NOAA oceanographer and our driver/ navigator. The Healy was quite

April 9, 2007 Wind 11.2 mph Air Temperature -19.5C -3.1 F Wind Chill -19.6 F Latitude 73 11.56 N Longitude 146 42.29 W ** Yesterday morning I helped Andrew Roberts set up several photo stations along an ice ridge. The flags are set 10 meters apart and a photo is taken with a reference pole. The

Since I am going to be learning a lot more about ice seals, I thought that I'd do a creature feature on the Hawaiian Monk Seal so when the time comes, you will be able to compare and contrast them. ## Creature Feature HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL Scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi Hawaiian name: ilio

Here I am in Seattle (well, SeaTac to be exact) waiting for tomorrow (April 9th) to come so that I can take off on my adventure! I decided to stay at a hotel for the night so that I wouldn't have to be caught up in the rush of travel down to the airport tomorrow morning. Hopefully I can get a good

Happy Easter to all!!!< Maggie Prevenas boarding the SAAB plane destined for Dutch Harbor So I arrived in Dutch Harbor, which is also Unalaska, AK confused and wondering, what is up with this place? A possible identity issue? I found the answer though, in their welcome guide of all places. I have a

I woke up on Saturday morning excited, nervous, and running down the list of last minute items I needed to somehow stuff into my bags. I could have sworn they weighed over 50 pounds each, even Rusty agreed. Then just as the door was swung open I was blinded by the whiteness. Here it was, 7 AM and

I’m in Dutch. When I was a kid growing up, being in Dutch meant you were in big trouble. I don’t think that’s what it means for me today. It means I am in a beautiful new environment, one that I haven’t the joy of exploring before. A big bald eagle the size of an ostrich perches on a sign just

April 8, 2007 Wind speed 14.5 mph Air Temperature -19 C -2.4 F Wind Chill -22 F Latitude 73-12.62 N Longitude 146-38.33 W There are several things that are different when living in the ice camp. Besides dealing with the cold, and going to the bathroom in an unheated outhouse, taking a shower is also