https://youtu.be/UIJZwpyX6n4 This week we cooked an Indian dish to say thank you to two great colleagues who will be leaving for winter - Jeraldine and Dorothy. Big shout out to them both. We have had such a fantastic time camping, hiking and doing field work together. It wouldn't have been the same with out them.... Continue Reading →
I have always associated D. I. Y with swearing. From a young age I can remember dad in the garden cursing at some jobs he was trying to do in the house. These jobs always seemed to get started and according to mum never finished. So for me D. I. Y has never been something... Continue Reading →
Here is a video explaining the science behind what I have been up to today. https://youtu.be/rJuWQ5E-SyI After a fun day driving the truck, hiking around Sellway meadows and taking solar radiation readings, I decided I would bike back to the yurt. No one was driving back this way and the bike was staring at me... Continue Reading →
We arrived at Yellowstone National Park on Friday evening after a long but beautiful drive. Our camp site was luxurious - there were heated, clean toilets. Perfect as the temperature was bellow freezing. There were lots of rules to prevent bears being attracted to the area. For example, we couldn't keep any food out so... Continue Reading →
Before I had the proper gear falling in the rivers was a bit more of a pain. At least now when I fall in I tend to stay relatively dry. Me being me - slightly clumsy, I do spend a fair bit of time with soaked clothes. Here is a short clip from the first... Continue Reading →
After another beautiful 12.77 mile bike ride into work I was pumped and ready for the day ahead. It was slightly grey this morning, with the sun hiding behind the clouds. There was a small orange streak where the sun managed to illuminate part of the sky. This highlighted some of the mountains and showed... Continue Reading →
This morning I decided to cycle into the office, it was the most beautiful commute I have ever done. It took just over an hour. When I left the yurt, the sun was low in the sky just beginning to rise. The sky was blue with streaks of pink and displays of wispy white clouds.... Continue Reading →
I woke up before my 6am alarm raring to go. It was still dark outside but this didn't deter me. I wolfed my porridge down and drove to my colleague's house. The sun was beginning to rise and the sky was dark, with hints of orange seeping through. We then drove a further two hours... Continue Reading →
Next time you drink a glass of water, wash your hands or boil some vegetables, take a minute to think about where the water has come from. In cities water will go through an extensive industrial treatment process between being extracted and arriving at your tap. However, here in the wilderness we extract and treat... Continue Reading →
Thus far we have seen bear scratches on trees, scat and paw prints. However, we are yet to encounter a real live bear. In order to prepare for seeing one, we decided to summarise what we would do if we did have a close encounter. https://youtu.be/CXexHZXsexU
We are going on a bear hunt 