I drove to Orlando a couple of days ago to head to the Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference (FAST) where I presented about PolarTREC and Operation IceBridge. I met Steve Kirsche,…
I applied to PolarTREC hoping that I would get in, and when I was interviewed by John Woods and heard about Operation IceBridge, I knew that this program was meant for me. I was ready to take part in…
A picture of the Air National Guard's C-130 sitting on the ramp at the Kangerlussuaq Airport.
I flew home with the Air Force's 109th Air National Guard unit from Kangerlussuaq to Schenectady,…
This is located at the airport in Kangerlussuaq and it tells the distance and direction to different cities in the world.
Last Flight
Today I took my last flight on the P-3 Orion. I'm sad to be…
It is summer time in Kangerlussuaq and that means that during the day the temperature is now above freezing. It is melt season which naturally occurs every summer with the changing of the season. As…
Many factors make this one of my favorite days yet in the plane. The first is that I am feeling good. Yesterday was not my best day on the plane by far and it wasn't even that bumpy. I was feeling…
The Day
It was another day of weather in Southwest Greenland so again we flew over Canada. Today we went to Penny Glacier. This glacier is a remanent of the last ice age. The Penny Icecap is a…
Project IceBridge's P-3 Orion sitting on the tarmac at Kangerlussuaq Airport.
Last night at our normal nightly meeting we were told to make sure we bring our passports. We are supposed to bring…
Mountains just outside of the town of Kangerlussuaq Greenland.
Today all of Greenland was covered in clouds and the prospect of doing a mission did not look good. Every night at 6pm there is a…
This morning I hiked out to the waterfall. At this time of the year, the word waterfall is a misnomer because everything is frozen and there is no waterfall. I was able to walk on top of the frozen…
GPS Survey
Sunday morning I had to wake up early and help with the GPS survey of the Kangerlussuaq Airport ramp. Ok, so I will admit that there was no 'had to', I wanted to go and see what a GPS…
Cool effect of the light on the P-3 Orion's window.
This morning we had a late start because there was a minor mechanical problem with the airplane that had to be fixed last night. The crew is…
