Today’s Journal
Today I drove 357 miles on the Dalton Highway, named after James W. Dalton and also called the Haul Road, from Fairbanks to Toolik Field Station. The road is mostly gravel with bits…
Today’s Journal
Today I started day one of my two-day journey to Toolik Field Station. I left rainy Boulder, CO at 4:30am for a full day of flights up to Fairbanks. It was a beautiful day and mostly…
Today’s Journal
When you hear the word Arctic, what comes to your mind? Cold, snow, ice? Many people also think of the North Pole. Oh, but there is so much more to the Arctic. Let’s learn a bit more…
Today’s Journal
A few weeks ago a huge bag arrived on my doorstep with my Arctic gear.
The Arctic gear bag arrives!
It was pretty exciting to see what sort of gear I will be taking to the Arctic…
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Melissa at the permafrost tunnel entrance
Looking into the permafrost tunnel
We visited the Permafrost tunnel run by the Army Corps of Engineers, which took us back in time…
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Dr. Tamara Harms came to Dawson today! My students were thrilled to get to learn from her and interact with a real researcher. Tamara talked with the students about what she does and…
We visited the Trans Alaska Pipeline, which was an interesting example of creative engineering and use of chemistry. The pipeline is 800 miles long, brings oil from Alaska’s North Slope to Valdez, AK…
We are gathered here in Fairbanks for orientation with the goal of preparing for our field expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic. We are learning how to use tools that will aid in our communication…
Despite some impressive snow in the Colorado Front Range, my travel to Fairbanks was surprisingly uneventful. Although it was dark as we flew into Fairbanks, I was still able to see miles upon miles…
