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The Professional and Non-violent Digging Alliance (PANDA)
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
Posted in Greenland, In the Field, Kangerlussuaq
Tagged Arctic, greenland, Panda, Photography, research, science
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Thinking of Kangerlussuaq
Posted in Greenland, In the Field, Kangerlussuaq
Tagged Arctic, greenland, ice sheet, waterfall
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Morning Magic at Seahorse Lake
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
Posted in Greenland, In the Field
Tagged Camping, greenland, ice sheet, Musk Ox, research, science, tundra
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Flora of Greenland
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
Half Way Home
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
Posted in Greenland, In the Field
Tagged Arctic, arctic fox, arctic hare, caribou, flowers, greenland, tundra
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How 18 Years of Ski Racing Prepared me for Digging Pits in the Tundra
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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Tagged Arctic, Cold, greenland, research, Ski Racing, tundra
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After Midnight in the Tundra
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
More Sights from Field Sess One
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
Posted in Greenland, In the Field
Tagged Arctic, arctic hare, caribou, Ecology, Glacier, greenland, hiking trekking, ice sheet, lake, Musk Ox, wildlife
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Three Days Out, Three Days In
Julia and I finished up our first mini field session out camping in the tundra a couple days ago. We trekked around 2 of the 3 of the large zones she has mapped out for sampling looking for deflation patches … Continue reading
Off to the Field!
We are just wrapping up our three-day prep period in town in Kanger and are heading out into the field in the next couple hours! The town of Kangerlussuaq I’m not sure if you can really get a sense of … Continue reading
