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The Whale of Nunivak Island
I have a knack for spotting dead things. Right off, I saw a grayish mass above the tideline.
Apr 4, 20244 min read
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The Walrus Minders
Walruses are easily spooked and in their stampedes to the sea often crush their young, old, and sick or slow.
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Downtime in the Walrus Islands
... we found a prehistoric hunting camp – house pits, stone tools, de-calcified butchered bones – over a now-unused walrus haul out.
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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Cameras for Walruses
Our main camera was a GSS C516 gimbal with a CN20/50-1000 lens and an 8k Red Helium camera inside.
Feb 25, 20243 min read
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The Walruses of Round Island
The problem is stampedes. Walruses are skittish. One loud noise ... and a thousand walruses, a ton-and-a-half each, rush to the water.
Feb 20, 20243 min read
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Dillingham and the Pebble Mine
June 16, 2023 The small boat harbor in Dillingham at low tide. Coming off Bristol Bay at dawn, it wasn’t obvious when we entered the...
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Into the Bering Sea
On the down stroke, our keel was something like two feet off the bottom.
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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Death at Coronation Island
We found the twisted metal of the front half of the ship piled up on the beach. The aft half of the ship lay somewhere in deeper water ....
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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The Monolith at Little Holgate
Here is an opportunity to underwrite and join an expedition to the greatest Alaskan glaciers, with the leading glacier expert.
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Science and Nature
The wilderness was now a place of fascination and wonder. At one point they all lay down on the moss-covered forest floor and went quiet.
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Benchmark Study Gear
Each team of two students carries a GPS device for logging waypoints and recording temperatures, a tape measure, and a powerful radio.
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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The Raptors of Aguchik
Of the six kids on the expedition, she was the only one without a science background. She thought she’d be over her head....
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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Bear Defense at Hallo Glacier
Brown bears are bigger than inland grizzlies because they feed more on salmon and less on mice, grass, and moth larva.
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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Survival Suits in Malina Bay
Survival suits are oversized red rubber wetsuits with built-in hoods, inflatable collars, boots, and gloves. ... they save lives.
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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Catching Dinner off Raspberry Point
It had not occurred to me until this moment that one way to help people appreciate nature is to have them eat it.
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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Kukak Bay Study Site
Mount Katmai, a large volcano (one of five in the area) is 25 miles to the west ... a massive eruption in 1912 – the largest in the world.
Jan 7, 20242 min read
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Five Thousand Miles of Wilderness
And all of those 5,000 miles were in the last vast maritime wilderness in North America south of the Polar Sea.
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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Morning in Aniakchak
The Endeavour anchored in Icy Bay last season May 31, 2023 I’m on the Endeavour, anchored in Aniakchak Bay on the south side of the...
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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