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Saying final goodbyes
After months of waiting and planning in a few hours we will set off on a three day journey to Cherskiy, East Siberia. The packing process has been long…
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Russia, here I come.
The time has finally come for our departure. Peter Ganzlin, Sue Natali, and I have already left Gainesville, FL and are currently sitting in Charlotte, NC’s aiport, waiting to…
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packing light
If it weren’t for all this equipment I’m pretty sure I could fit everything into my carry on. But that would make the trip much less interesting.
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And thus the adventure begins…
It feels as if the last month or so has really run together, like a frenzied blur of non-stop activity. Now, the day is here where we journey around…
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Siberia-bound!
After many weeks of having The Beatles’ “Back in the USSR” put a bigger smile on my face than usual, the day is finally here to depart…
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If only we could travel west…
As the bird flies, Cherskiy doesn’t seem that far away from Western Washington. A quick flight over Alaska would probably have me there within 8 hours or so. Oh…
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Tonight, the Journey Begins
While our counterparts in the eastern US begin the trek tomorrow afternoon, those of us on the west coast start tonight. I’m on a flight leaving Seattle at 11:10PM…
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From Sleepy Hollow to Cherskiy
I cannot believe that I leave my little town of Sleepy Hollow, NY tomorrow! After months of preparation, I finally feel as ready as I can be for this…
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From Zürich to Cherskii!
I’m glad that I’ll only have 3 days of gruelsome travelling.. coming from Middle-Europe 🙂 As my third…
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Time Passing
It’s a beautiful morning in Siberia after a couple of days of rain, the sky cobalt blue, bright sun glinting on the distant flood plain lakes and sharpening the…
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Eight more time zones to go
Our experience in Russia has passed like one day during the three weeks we spent in Cherskiy where the sun didn’t dip below the horizon. We departed almost as…
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To the North
“Okay, the tundra trip is on for tomorrow,” said Max, “with the usual ifs and provisos. But we can’t take everyone in the three boats. The students who were…
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Twelve Signs
Twelve Signs That You’re a Member of the Terrestrial Team You see tree rings through a microscope (complete with cross hairs for measuring) whenever you go to sleep You know the…
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What Scientists Do
We are stardust, Million-year-old carbon. We are golden, but caught in the devil’s bargain, And we’ve got to get ourselves back to the Garden. “Woodstock” Joni Mitchell One of our PIs Jorien Vonk finished…
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Is that a fish rising? No…
Today Eirik and I carried the inflatable boat down the dirt path towards Lake Shuchi (Pike’s Lake). We turned right at the tipped over, rusty green refrigerator — a…
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