A Little Break in Dutch Harbor

July 26, 2010

After the Aleutian Island diving trip and being at sea for twenty-four days straight, a break in Dutch Harbor was welcomed. Dutch Harbor is actually a small island connected to Unalaska by bridge. When I think of Dutch Harbor I think of eagles. They are everywhere. Bald eagles are gorgeous and majestic creatures and they [...]

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Happy Birthday, DAD!

July 23, 2010

Last year I carried a “Hi Mom” sign around in my travels and the pictures were seen by my dad who commented, “What about your dad!” If I was on my toes I would have written a dad message on the other side and flipped the sign for photo ops all over the world. Well, [...]

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The Aleutian Islands – It’s a Wrap, or rather a To-Go-Plate

July 22, 2010

The Aleutian Island diving-orca-otter-urchin-kelp-carbon dioxide-arthropod-fish count-cooking and eating extravaganza is officially over. I hope everyone enjoyed following along and learning a bit about what goes on, on the R/V Point Sur and the work of this cruise which was, overall, to study how the habitat in the Aleutian chain effects what lives here. Here is [...]

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The Aleutian Islands – Day 44 – Is there a Doctor in the Water?

July 21, 2010

Before I began each interview with the chief scientists on the Aleutian diving expedition, Dr’s Brenda Konar and Matt Edwards, they both said they were not sure what they could add to all of the information I had already collected and posted from their students. The truth was they were partially correct and partially being [...]

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The Aleutian Islands – Day 43 – Where ARE Nate and Terry?

July 19, 2010

Before I wrap up from covering this leg of our summer adventure in Alaska, I need to follow-up on whatever happened to Nate and Terry. Where are they now? Above is an early morning shot of us getting ready to enter the passages of Bay of Islands in Adak, AK. As you can see, the [...]

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Pepper and Cabbage Slaw with Agave

July 18, 2010

At sea, vegetables such as cabbage, peppers(when purchased very fresh and kept refrigerated) and onions hold for a long time. When cooking, you have to be able to constantly change flavor profiles to reduce boredom. When you are at sea for a long time, you can pick up bulky staples such as sugar and flour [...]

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Day 39 – The Graduates of UAF

July 16, 2010

Before you invest the time to read this all…..I wanted to tell you why I took so much time to write these profiles. I have been really impressed with what I have been learning and I have a great respect for the passion and dedication this whole team demonstrates. I feel they deserve a voice [...]

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Day 38 – Before and After

July 15, 2010

Say hello to my new friend, Urch. How many people collect sea shells or rocks and actually get to have an accompanying photo of the last place they were under the sea, before they washed up on a shore and presented themselves to you? The above shot is a most vibrant sea urchin, smiling for [...]

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Day 37 – A Man in Love with Food….Chains

July 14, 2010

Meet Nathan Stewart, doctor to be…. Nate is Brenda Konar’s Phd student in marine biology at University of Alasaka – Fairbanks. About to enter his last year, Nate heads up a big portion of this project and carried the responsibility of helping me to understand the big picture and why we are traveling through one [...]

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Day 36 – Wholly HALIBUT!

July 13, 2010

It was a quiet morning at Tanaga Island in the Aleutians. Overcast and calm, breakfast was over and the divers were off diving. Time for a little fishing. We are on our way back, with only four days to go before we return to Dutch Harbor and our Aleutian diving expedition is officially over. I [...]

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