Category Archives: Greenland

The Professional and Non-violent Digging Alliance (PANDA)

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Summary Report for the Professional And Non-violent Digging Alliance (PANDA) trip to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland from June 27th to August 17th, 2011: PANDA  1    &    PANDA  2 Are proud to report that not only did they thoroughly enjoy the company … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Kangerlussuaq

Posted on August 23, 2011 by
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The Last Morgenmad

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

The day before yesterday our Greenland trip culminated in a momentous occasion: the last morgenmad.  Morgenmad (Danish for Breakfast) had become, over the course of the last 6 ½ weeks, a life line for Julia and I when returning from … Continue reading →

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Morning Magic at Seahorse Lake

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

August 10th: This is when I feel truly alive. It’s 6:30 am and I am sitting on a rock overlooking a turquoise blue glacial meltwater lake with a trim of bright green moss highlighting its margins. I have been up … Continue reading →

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Flora of Greenland

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

The majority of the vegetation we have seen so far in the tundra barely reaches above my ankles, but by no means is there a lack of interesting species of plants.  Hiking around all day with an ecologist comes with … Continue reading →

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Half Way Home

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Half way into our time here in Greenland, the tundra still seems to have surprises in store for us on a daily basis.  Here are some of the recent highlights:   Baby Arctic Hare Niviarsiaq, the Greenlandic National Flower An … Continue reading →

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How 18 Years of Ski Racing Prepared me for Digging Pits in the Tundra

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Growing up, whenever I was frustrated with skiing and wondering why I was putting so much time and effort into the sport, my parents would assure me that ski racing would teach me invaluable lessons that would help me later … Continue reading →

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After Midnight in the Tundra

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Five days ago, after spending nearly a week bedridden at the station in Kanger with a high fever and stomach flu, I finally resurfaced with enough strength to head back out into the field.  While I was sick, Julia had … Continue reading →

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More Sights from Field Sess One

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I breezed through my 500 and some photos from our 3 day field session and picked out a couple more highlights to share.  Although we were only in the field for a couple days, we saw a ton of wildlife! … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear in Kanger

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

An interesting side story: The other night we heard by word of mouth that a polar bear had been shot at the harbor nearby (about 7 miles from town).  If you click on the link to the google map one … Continue reading →

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