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Smooth Sailing Halfway Through
Today marks our two week anniversary at the Northeast Science Station. With a little more than half our trip completed, we look at the next 10 days with strategic…
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Mud, muddy, muddiest
Yesterday we (Elise, Jorien, Sam and, Nikita) went to this amazing site called Duvanni Yar: cliff several tens of meters high, in which the ice wedges were still visible….
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Don’t Forget the DEET!
When I tell people I go to Siberia for field work, the first thing they ask is inevitably, “How cold will it be?” I usually ramble for a minute…
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Returning to Cherskiy!
We have arrived safely in Cherskiy, a few nights ago now. Things have been busy! Travel went remarkably smoothly, with no delays , no lost baggage, and really no…
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Starting a new adventure!
Hi all, It is almost there, the time to leave the Netherlands behind and go to Siberia for a month! Today I got the last research stuff: vacuum air bags, a…
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