How to fund your field campaign 23 December 2018 0 Most Earth science students want to do fieldwork. It’s one…
The last train north 23 November 2018 0 This week, I dismantled the northernmost train in North America.…
Blog moved to Quora 24 December 2017 0 Quora has been good to me. In the last year, they’ve given me a Top Writer award, and a delightful audience to hone my writing. My current writing is now all on my profile on Quora. See you there!
Snow features on frozen lakes 19 January 2016 0 This winter, I’ve started to study snow bedforms. When snow falls,…
Flying over California 3 September 2015 0 I flew back and forth between Denver and San Francisco for an MIT field trip at the end of August 2015, when the western US was filled with smoke. The Utah and Colorado end of my flight is described in…
Climbing 2000m in the backyard of Santiago 3 August 2015 0 The Andes are Santiago’s backyard, and Cerro Pochoco is one…
Hiking over glaciers in Skaftafell, Iceland 3 January 2015 0 Skaftafell National Park (part of Vatnajökull National Park since 2008) is Iceland’s most popular national park after Þingvellir. It’s a six hour drive from Reykjavik along Iceland’s ring road. One of the park’s main attractions is Skaftafoss (shown at the…
There might be bears 10 June 2014 0 Originally written for MIT French House (June 2013) Well, this is embarrassing. I’m hiding behind a broken concrete wall. My rather muddy dog is taking an afternoon nap while I’m taking a chance to strip down to my sports bra,…
