I spent a major part of my morning trying to decide how to pack for my trip. Keeping in mind that my focus is function, not fashion, I worked through the hockey-sized 40lb. duffle bag sent to me by…
Weather: cloudy 55º showers predicted James Monroe Elementary Everett, WA   47.899158, -122.195266 Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary Everett, WA  47.934435, -122.261013   In Febrauary, at PolarTREC…
My PolarTREC research expedition is scheduled smack dab in the middle of the research season.  I have 4 months to wait before it is my turn in the field.  So what do I do with that slow-moving time…
If you are from Seattle, and if you lived there in the ‘70’s, you know the emotional meaning of "Will the last one out turn off the lights!”  Well, today, that would be me. This amazing PolarTREC…
**"I've Been Everywhere Man" **My first introduction to Heidi Roop was over the telephone. As part of the PolarTREC selection process I had a 75 minute phone interview with the team from Northern…
On Tuesday, February 24, I had the opportunity to meet two young men from Pennsylvania who form an ice carving team entered in the single block competition of the 2009 BP World Ice Art Championships…
February 23, 2009 Fairbanks, Alaska ! "Hello, Barney, this is Kristin Timm. Welcome to PolarTREC." And those were the magic words that started me on a whirlwind journey to Fairbanks, Alaska, to meet…