As a lot of you are aware my sense of direction and map reading skills are shocking. Back home I constantly use GPS on my phone to get around and still manage to get lost. However, in the wilds of Montana I do not own a working American cell phone and even if I did... Continue Reading →
College football is a massive deal out here - the event itself is a sociable, lively and raucous spectacle. The atmosphere was amazing, people were cheering like there was no tomorrow. Others were stamping their feet on the bleachers and shaking bottles with coins in. People were very much into supporting their team. The cheerleaders... Continue Reading →
In our frantic weekly supermarket shop there is barely time to contemplate where our food has come from. Visiting a ranch in the midst of potato harvest really opened my eyes to some of the processes involved. This ranch were harvesting seed potatoes. These are sold to farmers in March to be used to grow... Continue Reading →
Today, I thought I was going to visit a ranch to watch branding, which in itself would have been an experience. However, when we arrived I was asked if I wanted to help out. Of course I leapt at this opportunity, put my cowgirl hat on and got to work. Branding occurs once a year and... Continue Reading →
Thursday was the last day before the weekend. As we were so speedy with our fieldwork this week, we had an office day. To keep us moving and active we decided to go for a swim at lunch, which was so much fun. There is a pool in town which unlike the pools I'm used... Continue Reading →
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 →
We are going on a bear hunt 