Checking and double checking

    Today is the last field for the ROAM researchers and we are going out with a bang. Part of the field days, besides packing is making sure all the data sheets and scans are backed up and ready to go. Today we went out and collected soil monoliths to be used in the UTEP labs. A soil monolith is a ice chest-sized chunk of tundra.

    It's a team effort!
    The UTEP team poses after a successful day of digging monoliths.
    We collected three soil monoliths that are currently being drained of excess water and getting ready to be packed and taken back to El Paso. On the road getting to the field site, we saw a Snowy Owl and taking back the coolers we saw a muddy lemming!
    A muddy lemming
    While taking the coolers back to the truck, we stumbled across a cute lemming.
    The winds were picking up and so are the waves.

    Last Evening in Barrow

    For the evening-the team got to go visit the Ice Tunnel. It's an amazing place where the ice crystals formed are perfect! It's a beautiful place to see how Arctic – specifically Barrow – is changing.

    Hello down there!
    The entrance to the Ice Tunnel.
    It's a tight fit, but worth the trip down!
    Snowy Owl
    Hiking out of the ice tunnel we are greeted by a Snowy Owl.

    Date
    Location
    The BARC
    Weather Summary
    Cold and windy.
    Temperature
    40F
    Wind Speed
    17mph
    Wind Chill
    30F

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