Shared Experiences – Photography and Notes from the Field
Unique travel onboard a research jet from Colorado to Alaska, Hawaii, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, Saipan, Midway Island and back to Anchorage and Colorado. This was the fourth of five pole-to-pole trips of the NSF GV on the HIPPO project.
It is winter in Christchurch. The sky is gray and every once in a while it rains, and in the second half of the day a few blotches of blue sky appeared all of a sudden, and just as quickly disappeared as if worried to be caught. Then the rain started again. This went on … Read more
This was one beautiful day in Christchurch. Sunny and warm, it was apparently a great contrast to the preceding weeks of overcast and rainy weather. As it turns out the weather changed as we arrived and taxied to a stop, splashing the puddles on the ramp with the landing gear tires. We brought the good … Read more
We will stay in Christchurch for two days if all goes as planned. Both days will be work days and we have a lot of things to take care of, including a broken instrument. Oh well; all we can do is do our best today, then try to do better tomorrow, so that’s it. I … Read more
We are on the road again. Figuratively speaking of course, since there are no roads where we are going. We will be flying from Rarotonga nearly due West to avoid entering the forecast ash cloud contour, then turn South and, descending to 16,000 feet, we would proceed to Christchurch, flying below the ash cloud, which … Read more
A day off is a nice thing. One can sleep in, then have a relaxed breakfast, read a newspaper and then stroll out onto the lawn grass and call his buddy to talk about fishing or a game of golf. One can do many things, all of them recreational and interesting, and most importantly, unhurried … Read more