This final reflection comes in two installments. The first was written back at the beginning of the school year, for unknown reasons I never got back to putting the finishing touches on it. The…
This journal comes from our home in Chester, VT. Today is the first work day that I have not been wearing long johns!! Shorts and tevas are a welcome change, as are hugs and kisses from Julie and…
The day was relatively quiet with the exception of another polar bear being sighted. This bear stayed around longer and therefore provided lots of photo opportunities. BIG thanks to JR and Isaac for…
Archaeologists talk about the "48 Rule”. This rule states that significant objects or artifacts will be discovered during the last 2 days of the project. We were close today, significant pieces kept…
Today’s journal is the National Geographic version. Lots of pictures and captions. We were out listening to a speaker discuss underwater archaeology sites in the area as well as remote operated…
This past Sunday gave me another opportunity to take a Sunday stroll. This time, I joined University of Texas – El Paso graduate student, Adrian Aguirre, on his coastal erosion monitoring project.…
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 was the first game of the season for the Barrow Whaler’s Football team. They were playing the Skyview Panthers who traveled up from Anchorage for the game. A long way to go…
The Scientist of the Week for this week is the PI (Principal Investigator) for the Nuvuk Archaeology Project, Anne Jensen. She wears many hats. Head of the Nuvuk Archaeology Project, Senior Scientist…
This journal entry continues the story of a lemming’s view of the world from yesterday. I apologize if you read the "first edition” of yesterday’s journal. Writing and sleeping do not go well…
The science work I have been doing is documented in the journal pages on this site. In the background, has been a nagging thought of how can this activity be a stepping stone, a starting off place,…
Another nice day for Barrow, 40’s, light breeze, clouds and fog. Overall, pretty nice. The Driftwood Feature continued to occupy my time and energy, as well as the energy of 5 other people. Lots of…
A nice day up here, cool, misty, but not too windy. Today’s journal covers three quick topics that make this place special. First is the work of an archaeologist, second is the unique Arctic region,…