Karl Horeis
About
Expeditions:
Early Human Settlement in Arctic Alaska
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
Foothills Academy
Karl Horeis is a native of Portland, Oregon where he grew up camping on the coast, exploring the high desert, hiking the Columbia Gorge and Cascade Mountains, and reading the books at Powell's Bookstore. Being exposed to both varied ecosystems and the landscape of good stories sparked his drive to pursue a Journalism degree at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Subsequently, Mr. Horeis traveled to more than 20 countries and wrote for the Nevada Appeal, Associated Press, Yoga Journal, and ESPN.com before taking a job in Antarctica working for the National Science Foundation.
It was in Antarctica where he met his wife, Kitty, a teacher. Together they sailed across the Pacific Ocean before returning to Colorado where Mr. Horeis joined his wife in teaching, earning a Masters in Education from the University of Colorado. He loves teaching third and fourth graders at Foothills Academy in Wheat Ridge where he asks his students to "Create Solutions – Not Problems" on frequent outings and adventures. Mr. Horeis' hobbies include sailing, climbing, and illustrating his travel journals. His latest adventure is in parenting as he welcomed baby boy Holt into his family in March, 2010.
Karl Horeis's Content
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September 14, 2010 Denver third and fourth graders video skype with doctor of archaeology in Alaska |
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September 3, 2010 Students start their excavation |
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August 6, 2010 Home, Sweet Home! |
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August 2, 2010 Killing Time in Kotzebue |
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August 1, 2010 They Found a New Fluted Point! |
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July 31, 2010 Rest and Recuperation in Kotzebue |
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July 30, 2010 Flight Delay due to Fog |
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July 30, 2010 Great Flight Out |
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July 29, 2010 Last Day! |
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July 28, 2010 I Found an Artifact! |
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Wow Bill! |
International Continental Shelf Survey | September 3, 2010 - 9:10pm |
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Whaling and surfing! |
Long-Term Circumpolar Permafrost Monitoring | September 3, 2010 - 9:25pm |
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Great Videos, Bill! |
International Continental Shelf Survey | August 1, 2010 - 3:00pm |
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Go Claude! |
Prehistoric Human Response to Climate Change 2010 | July 15, 2010 - 11:00pm |
Hi Deanna - thanks for the message! Great question.
I think I was most surprised by how careful and methodical the archaeologists were. They didn't just start digging, they selected 1-meter square grids aligned north and south, all referenced off a surveyor's station, then removed soil...{read more}
Hi Frank.
Despite the early frustrations, I was able to send photos through email via the satellite phone from the remote camp, which is all I expected. I was happy with the tech situation for the most part, but I should have listened to Janet and Kristin when they told us to practice...{read more}
Yes, I found that I was almost addicted to digging. I wouldn't stop for the tea break because I KNEW something incredible was going to be in the next few centimeters of soil. It's interesting to step back and see the trends of where artifacts where located - not in certain layers of clay, but...{read more}
Hi Julie!
Thanks for writing. Jeff has been great to work with - he is a great teacher and keeps us all entertained around the excavation. Whenever I find something strange or feel uneasy about my depth measurements or anything, I ask for his help and he sets me at ease. How are Jack and...{read more}
How are you? I'm sorry this is so late - I just learned late last night that my responses weren't going up. We had to severely restrict my bandwidth in order to make my emails go through the satellite phone from camp and I think that blocked my responses somehow. One thing I can strongly suggest...{read more}
Hi Michael - great to hear form you. It sounded like you had a great trip, too. I read several of your journals.
It sounds like I have some clarifying to do. First off, this team does not feel that the people who left these tools here in Alaska were Clovis. They do have flutes on their...{read more}
Hi Betsy, thanks for your well wishes. Yes, Jackie and Tia were tough cookies! Jackie caught a 24-inch fish from the river here and reeled it onto the shore with the same ease most teens make a phone call. I think I learned more from them than they did from me.
I hope you and your...{read more}
Great question! We've dug a hole and mounted a board with the throne on top of that. It has a tall gray tent around it and the rule is, if the tent is closed - wait. If it's open, proceed. I'll have to post a picture.
{read more}Hi Bryan and Missy! Great to hear from you!
So far the most exciting megafauna I've seen was from the helicopter. We spotted two caribou roaming the wild hills below and later the momma bear and her two blond cubs. Apparently one of the archaeologists saw a musk ox while he was peeing one...{read more}
Hi Brenda and Jim! Great to hear from you! I'm snuggled in my zero-degree bag in my little orange tent as I reply - so strange to be emailing here.
Yeah, these archaeologists are so disciplined that if they find something outside the specific one-meter-square unit they are digging - even...{read more}