Summer has been long and short all at the same time. I have a couple trips to write up on their own, but until that eventuality comes I thought I would share a little Autumn with you. I'm still working on my MS, which means being on campus several times a week. We have been graced with some glorious weather lately and have a great view of the mountains from right outside the front door. The snow is advancing from termination dust to creeping down the range. Soon I will be excited about this.
Mostly I am working through counting ice worms in a new bunch of photos like this from the summer. They are now all labeled and filed appropriately on my computer. Looks like fun, no?
My weekly visits to Byron Glacier avalanche cones continue. Last week I got a treat and my girlfriend JBomb came with me. We turned it into a dog walk with KBomb and Dr Dre, my extra dog. They got along famously and I got another round of photos and videos. No snow on the glacier toe though so I couldn't re-sample for my missing isotope samples.
It was so sunny here for so many days in a row that Niwt and I snuck in one more paddle at the lake. The tundra swans are all over the area; three show up well here but there were about a dozen on the lake. They are draining the lake this week, so it was just in time.
I thought it was pretty cold out while paddling, but tried to tell myself it was just because the sun was going down. Then Niwt pointed out the ice forming on my boat and the shivering lab.
Twice this week - Monday and yesterday - Niwt and I attempted to retrieve my last datalogger from the field on Flute Glacier. Clear, cold, and sunny sounds like great weather this time of year. But the logistics of these trips are a nightmare. Some parts just are not a good idea to do in the dark or when covered by snow.
Even though we failed again, we didn't see any bears, just tracks in the frozen mud. We did see some goats near the peaks of the lower ridges, basking in the sunshine.
Such a gorgeous autumn view. I don't mind the snow coming now that I have accepted my fate of less data. Not bad to end the summer knowing you tried everything possible to cram as much data collection in as humanly feasible (while working full time). I will give another update as soon as the data playing allows. Hopefully before we have snow on the valley floors.
Summer has been long and short all at the same time. I have a couple trips to write up on their own, but until that eventuality comes I thought I would share a little Autumn with you. I'm still working on my MS, which means being on campus several times a week. We have been graced with some glorious weather lately and have a great view of the mountains from right outside the front door. The snow is advancing from termination dust to creeping down the range. Soon I will be excited about this.
Mostly I am working through counting ice worms in a new bunch of photos like this from the summer. They are now all labeled and filed appropriately on my computer. Looks like fun, no?
My weekly visits to Byron Glacier avalanche cones continue. Last week I got a treat and my girlfriend JBomb came with me. We turned it into a dog walk with KBomb and Dr Dre, my extra dog. They got along famously and I got another round of photos and videos. No snow on the glacier toe though so I couldn't re-sample for my missing isotope samples. 
It was so sunny here for so many days in a row that Niwt and I snuck in one more paddle at the lake. The tundra swans are all over the area; three show up well here but there were about a dozen on the lake. They are draining the lake this week, so it was just in time.
I thought it was pretty cold out while paddling, but tried to tell myself it was just because the sun was going down. Then Niwt pointed out the ice forming on my boat and the shivering lab.
Twice this week - Monday and yesterday - Niwt and I attempted to retrieve my last datalogger from the field on Flute Glacier. Clear, cold, and sunny sounds like great weather this time of year. But the logistics of these trips are a nightmare. Some parts just are not a good idea to do in the dark or when covered by snow.
Even though we failed again, we didn't see any bears, just tracks in the frozen mud. We did see some goats near the peaks of the lower ridges, basking in the sunshine.
Such a gorgeous autumn view. I don't mind the snow coming now that I have accepted my fate of less data. Not bad to end the summer knowing you tried everything possible to cram as much data collection in as humanly feasible (while working full time). I will give another update as soon as the data playing allows. Hopefully before we have snow on the valley floors.
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