I left my house in New Hampshire at 2:30am EST on Monday, July 29th to begin my PolarTREC expedition. I flew from Boston to Seattle, Seattle to Anchorage, and then Anchorage to Nome with a short stop in Kotzebue. As I flew into Nome on Monday night, I looked down to see herds of Musk Oxen on the tundra and the Bering Sea off in the distance. With the sun setting at 12:20am and rising at 5:30am, I had plenty of time to explore the small downtown of Front Street. I stood along the Bering Sea, saw the location of the end of the Iditarod, and met some gold miners. I have found that Nome is not only beautiful and full of nature, but it is also a cultural experience. Most people have a car and an ATV, subsistence harvesting is a must, and the only way to leave is by plane.
Next on the agenda is to do some polar science activities with the Ecology Explorers out of UAF. I hope that the weather clears up here so I can explore more of Nome!
A Question From the Crow's Nest
What is the distance of the Iditarod Race?
Answer from the previous post: The Chukchi Sea has an average depth of 260 feet
Date
Location
Nome, AK
Expedition
Weather Summary
Rainy and cloudy; Bering Sea at 3-4 foot waves
Temperature
50 degrees F
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