It has been a crazy week here in the Delta, lots of field time in new places. Chris Burn (a professor from the Geography Department at Carleton) was in town last week and couldn't get in touc
h with his field assistant, so he called me. I had the privilege of accompanying CRB into the outer Delta, cruising in a chopper (Eurocopter A-Star for those aerospace boyzzz) for 12 hours of field work. It was a beautiful d
ay. Had my first glimpse of the Arctic Ocean in 2007 and there was lots of ice left, but some open water (right) was indeed visible. A visit to a somewhat famous field site in permafrost circles (Illisarvik), watching a helicopter sling fuel barrels with ease, a visit to Tuktoyuktuk, some flying around the pingos (Below. Note the large fire that happened about three weeks ago on the largest pingo in Canada and also a national landmark) an
d a quick nap on the tundra. CRB has almost a dual personality going on. He has a reputation for being a very tough teacher and marker (all true) but is great to help out in the field. He is also great in the classroom and is probably my favourite professor that I've had at Carleton, he really teaches you and gets you to think and improve. I've come to realize that marks are overrated and that most marks these days are hugely inflated. That's a rant about the education system that will have to wait...
h with his field assistant, so he called me. I had the privilege of accompanying CRB into the outer Delta, cruising in a chopper (Eurocopter A-Star for those aerospace boyzzz) for 12 hours of field work. It was a beautiful d
ay. Had my first glimpse of the Arctic Ocean in 2007 and there was lots of ice left, but some open water (right) was indeed visible. A visit to a somewhat famous field site in permafrost circles (Illisarvik), watching a helicopter sling fuel barrels with ease, a visit to Tuktoyuktuk, some flying around the pingos (Below. Note the large fire that happened about three weeks ago on the largest pingo in Canada and also a national landmark) an
d a quick nap on the tundra. CRB has almost a dual personality going on. He has a reputation for being a very tough teacher and marker (all true) but is great to help out in the field. He is also great in the classroom and is probably my favourite professor that I've had at Carleton, he really teaches you and gets you to think and improve. I've come to realize that marks are overrated and that most marks these days are hugely inflated. That's a rant about the education system that will have to wait...Then on Friday I was out with the forestry crew setting spruce budworm traps on the Peel River. This involved another long day, but the boating was beautiful and we went as far as the NWT/Yukon border on the Pee
l. Unfortunately I think we just missed seeing the site for the RCMP Lost Patrol. Maybe I'll get there before
I leave and be able to fill in that tale. Andy (the recurring character in this blog who is the renewable resource officer for Ft. McPherson) came with us and we did some cabin checks including this cool one on the banks of the Peel (stage right). On Saturday we were back down south setting more traps, this time on the Arctic Red River, which I think was a nicer river which cooler scenery (I think if I posted pics, they would mostly look the same, it's more of an experience thing). Lots of geese on this trip. Also a half hour of bush whacking after getting kind of lost in the woods. It's amazing how disoriented you can get! Thankfully we found our way back to the boat. On both river tr
ips we noted bear and wolf tracks on the shore, but no live sightings yet. These days included short visits to Fort McPherson and Tsiighetchic (both nice little hamlets with no more than 500 people) and trips across the ferry on the Mackenzie River. Not exactly on the scale of ferries from Vancouver to Victoria, but an experience none-the-less.I also got my ball season started off. I was a bit late to my first game because of my trip with CRB, but once I arrived I played some CF and managed to go 3 for 3 in my first game. However, it was all for not in a losing cause. We played again on Sunday and I played well but was frustrated with myself when I I made a dumb mistake on the basepaths and got doubled off after a line drive that was miraculously caught by the 2B. It was right after a great play stretching a single into a double, with a sweet slide that just beat the tag. So for the game I went 3 for 4 but need to think a bit more on the field and improve my fielding. I'll try to take some photos at my next game. All in all, it's pretty fun so far.
Also, I found the ultimate players in Inuvik and I am getting ready for some serious disc on Thursday. Can't wait since it's easily been more than a month since I've thrown.
The 21st of June is National Aboriginal Day which is big here, so I should have a story or two to share on Friday. It's also the summer solstice so that means 24 hours of daylight. Fortunately I will be up till 5 AM on the 22nd doing some research work so I will have some good photos of the midnight sun for everyone.
Peace out.
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