Permafrost outreach 2009

In Bethel Kenji was joined by Ned and Tohru.

Since it has been snowing.
There were worries that the flight will be canceled to Emmonak.
Even with concerns, we had a great time thanks to Ron and Kathy's warm welcome.
(Kenji's old friends)

The flight out of Bethel was almost like being trapped inside a ping pong ball.
All white...
Just at the end of the flight, we were able to see the blue sky and the village of Emmonak.
And a lot of moose tracks around the airport.

As soon as we landed we were ready to pack our snow machines and start drilling.
Unfortunately we soon found out that some of our gear were missing, still in Anchorage.
THe Science teacher, Will came to meet us at the airport.
Will brought a truck and took us to the gas station to get gas for our snow machines before the store closed.


















After some looking around, Kenji found a suitable spot for a Permafrost station and started drilling.
Despite the lack of some equipment, a 3.5 meter bore hole was drilled and the sensors placed in the casing.
A successful Frost tube monitoring station installation soon followed.













Thanks to the long daylight we were able to finish a lot of work before dark.


Ron showed us the trail that leads to Kotlik.
The trail that we will be heading out on tomorrow.




After having a burger at the restaurant, a rarity in the village, we unpacked and reorganized our gear, and also pre made some of the Frost tubes.