Data Collection Day 4
The team would like to express our most sincere gratitude to all of you that crossed your fingers for better weather! The winds have officially moved on, and the sun came out…
Day 2 Begins with Base Camp Refugees
Late last night on August 2nd, the already high winds and cold temperatures both intensified. Winds increased to an approximate 50mph and temperatures dropped…
Heading Out For Day 1 of Data Collection
We began the morning with an excellent breakfast that Sandy had prepared for us. Honestly, it is so nice (almost extravagant) to wake up and walk into the…
Hi Mom! Love, Everyone
I need to start this journal off appropriately. That is to say, to notify the mothers, fathers, and loved ones of all of the research team members here at Mulajokull that we…
As planned, today our team spent the bulk of the day purchasing food, packing up the base camp equipment into our 4x4 vehicles and trailer, and traveling to our helicopter staging site across the…
Wow, that's a LOT of water...solid AND liquid.
My flight to Iceland on Iceland Air was the most comfortable and enjoyable experiences I have had on an airplane. Our team met briefly for a few…
And the winner is...
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Ask the Team Forum contest question from the last journal entry! Congratulations to Jean Esler (my aunt from back home in Chicago!)…
Satellite Phone Audio Journal
A hike up Canfield Mountain to test the satellite phone and begin the first Ask the Team contest!
Here we are making the call to the PolarTREC voicemail using the back…
Local Jokulls
Being part of this international research team is likely going to help me learn quite a bit about different Scandinavian cultures; the Icelandic culture being only one of them.…
Over the last few weeks I have been working with members of the research team, PolarTREC staff, and communications representatives from CH2MHill Polar Services (CPS) to figure out the most dependable…
Finals week: every student and teacher in the building running around, tying up loose ends, and doing the best they can to make it through these last few days before summer vacation grants a bit of…
