Monthly Archives: November 2011

Heading South

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Tomorrow morning my three months in Barrow are up and I will be headed south to the lower 48.  After a whirlwind last day, I am torn with excitement to see my family and friends, and sorrow to be leaving … Continue reading →

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The Sun Sets

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

The sun will come out tomorrow?  I wouldn’t bet my bottom dollar on that.  I guess Annie never lived in Barrow, Alaska. The sun set yesterday and won’t come up above the horizon line again until late January.  Now that … Continue reading →

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Gone Fishing…in a Dog-Sled

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

A couple weeks ago Alaska Fish and Game Biologist Geoff Carroll took me out for a spin with his dogs.  We went about 5 miles out into the tundra to a lake where he had previously strung lines of netting … Continue reading →

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Not Your Everyday High School Football Game

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Ever wondered what football in the Arctic looks like? One mile north of my hut, three miles south of the northernmost point of land in the US, there is a stretch of land about the width of three football fields … Continue reading →

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It’s getting colder…

Posted on November 3, 2011 by
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