With the end of our field campaign rapidly approaching, I figured it was a good time to show everyone a bit of what it has been like living in Barrow for the past month and a half. I've been staying in a duplex funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility on the grounds of the former Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL).
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| The ARM Duplex on a snowy September day. |
It doesn't look like much from the outside, but inside the duplex are all the comforts you'd need. It has been a great place to stay for the past weeks!
If it wasn't for snow in August, you'd almost forget you are above the
Arctic Circle.
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| Here is our kitchen, complete with a stove and microwave. |
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| The living room, a good place to take a break from work and catch NFL Monday Afternoon Football or an 8 am Michigan football game. Thanks Alaska time zone! |
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| The duplex has six bedrooms, most with a similar set-up to this. |
If you don't feel like cooking while in Barrow, the town has a handful of restaurants. With so few places to eat, all of their menus seem to contain just about everything. Below is a picture of a meal we ordered at a local pizza place.
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| A pizza, chinese food, and a fish sandwich. One of the strangest combination of meals I've ever seen ordered from the same place. |
Unfortunately, things were not always smooth throughout the trip. While getting ready to leave the lab one day, we noticed that our car had a flat tire! We were slightly out of the area that AAA will service, so we had to take care of it ourselves. Tate made sure to snap a picture while I was lowering the jack.
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| Using all of those handy skills I was taught. Thanks Dad! |
It's been a great field campaign so far up in Barrow! Hopefully it continues to go well for the final stretch!
Bonus picture: I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the end of summer. Happy Fall everyone!
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| There aren't any trees in Barrow to steal twigs from, so I had to get creative for the arms. |
