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  • Saying final goodbyes

    Posted by Sam Berman on June 26, 2012

    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.

    Posted by Brandi Jo Petronio on June 26, 2012

    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

    Posted by Mike Loranty on June 26, 2012

    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…

    Posted by Peter Ganzlin on June 26, 2012

    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!

    Posted by Kelsey Dowdy on June 26, 2012

    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…

    Posted by Miles Borgen on June 25, 2012

    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

    Posted by Lindsey Parkinson on June 25, 2012

    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

    Posted by Maddie LaRue on June 25, 2012

    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!

    Posted by Jorien Vonk on June 25, 2012

    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

    Posted by Dallas Murphy on July 29, 2011

    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

    Posted by Matt Moroney on July 29, 2011

    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

    Posted by Dallas Murphy on July 25, 2011

    “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

    Posted by Dylan Broderick on July 25, 2011

    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

    Posted by Dallas Murphy on July 22, 2011

    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…

    Posted by Matt Moroney on July 21, 2011

    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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