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Fun… Fun All The Time!
Since arriving in Cherskiy, everything has been fast paced, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. From day one, Heather Alexander made me an expert at taking soil…
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Tundra Anticipation
Next on the agenda is the tundra. The anticipation has been building for the past seven or so days to go to this mysterious place. So far we have…
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Update from the Tundra – midnight July 11, 2014
I just got a satellite phone call from Chris Linder. It was midnight July 11 for him in Siberia, and 8 am July 11 for me in Washington DC….
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Krutaya Drisva: 69.3479°N, 161.4630°E
Last night I got a message from Sue Natali (Polaris Project Research Coordinator and 2014 Expedition Leader) reporting that the group had arrived safely at the remote tundra research…
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To the Tundra…
The Polaris Project has headed north from Cherskiy to spend ~12 days at a remote tundra field site. The way north is via the Kolyma River – they’ve headed…
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Pleistocene Time Machine
As a child I visited many parks and historical sites. At most of these parks the rangers always mentioned that there was a chance that you might find fossils,…
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Ideas Are Taking Shape!
We have arrived in Cherskiy after a long time traveling and have begun the process of getting to work. It is very exciting to be around all of the…
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First Snow
This trip has been the best experience of my life, by far. I got my first impression of Russian culture in Moscow. Almost all the people in the airplane going…
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Bag Party
After a week in Siberia, I have learned the number one rule to follow when traveling abroad, and it is to “go with the flow.” I don’t say this…
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Independence Day
We have been here for 3 days now, and just celebrated July 4th, with Seth leading us in what turned out to be an awful, but heartfelt, rendition of…
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Beginnings
At first I thought it was a boat. Or a white spot of reflection from inside the plane. It wasn’t. It was an ice berg. Then there were others, more…
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All Well in Cherskiy
The Polaris Project 2014 Expedition in now underway! Everyone made it to Cherskiy without incident and all are now settling in to their new routine. As is often the…
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Many firsts
Blogging? Posting on a blog site? This is a first for me. I’m old school. Finally, I had time this busy week to read the blogs that students have…
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Virtual Siberia vs. Reality
I’ve been to Siberia hundreds of times, maybe even thousands. Sometimes making several trips in the very same day. I’ve seen its seasons, good weather, bad weather, the mountains…
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East Bound and Down
Greetings from Внуkово! The first wave of Polaris 2014 (Aaron, Craig, Erika, Heather, Homero, Mike, Sam, and Seth) is indeed East Bound and Down (yes, this is a Smokey…
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