The sun rises over Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument as Rebecca drives to work.
My transition home was abrupt. Only 12 hours after arriving home, still sleep deprived and disoriented, I…
Ellie and I made our last day in Alaska count. We met Janet, the wonderful PolarTREC PI, for quick coffee break - a nice change from all of our video conferences! Afterward, we spent the rest of the…
Do you know where you water comes from? Ellie and I now know where our drinking water in Anchorage comes from! At the encouragement of Arctic Glacial Lakes collaborators, we visited Eklutna Water…
We made it out! After two days of waiting, one false drive to the airstrip, countless calls to our airline, making new friends, and juggling hotel and car reservations, we finally departed. The view…
Our welcome to Kaktovik was incredibly warm. Smiles, waves, and little kids running up to give us hugs. Ellie and I spent yesterday in the school, visiting several classrooms and meeting with over…
How many times have you stared at a rock, convincing yourself that it is a bear? Well, I am pretty certain that today in Kaktovik, Ellie and I stared at a polar bear and convinced ourselves it was a…
Our days in Fairbanks went quickly. Darrell flew out on Friday, but Ellie, Chris, and I spent the weekend in Fairbanks. Our email inboxes are full and our loved ones have been worried, so a lot of…
Ellie measures lichens high on a moraine.
Ellie Broadman is a second year PhD student in the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability. As my PolarTREC researcher, she is the…
Chris looks out over Lake Peters on a calm day
Chris Benson is a second year Geology Masters student at Northern Arizona University. His background in outdoor education, including guiding trips up…
Darrell drives a zodiac on Lake Peters.
Darrell Kaufman is a professor of Paloeclimatology and Glacial Geology in the school of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability at Northern Arizona…
Back to "civilization." To cars, and news, and people. I am enjoying Thai food and showers, but it always seems so sudden, this transition from wilderness to city.
Packing up was bittersweet.…
This is the fifth journal in a series of posts explaining the science of our expedition.
"Varve" is a word I hadn't heard before joining the Arctic Glacial Lakes project. A varve is an annual layer…
