A strong wind was blowing from the north, bringing cold weather with it. We had expected this wind, so we didn’t travel far to gather a few last samples. Our last day in the Slate Islands was a good one. We also paddled to the mega shatter cone on McGreevy Harbor. This is the largest …
We spent most of our day in Mortimer Island. We worked hard to get samples from a very special part of a rock outcrop. There were black squiggles in the rock. The black squiggles are glass that was formed when the meteor hit. When rocks rub together fast, they can heat up and melt, forming …
It rained all last night. We paddled to the east side of Patterson Island for our first sampling spot. Here, we drilled core samples out of rocks that were embedded in a larger rock outcrop. Basically the meteor impact broke a lot of rocks. These rock pieces were shoved into other rocks. In the afternoon …
A male caribou visited our campsite and stood outside our tents for over an hour. Sunday Harbor Lighthouse Nick uses his compass during field research. Sonia and Luke paddling back to camp after a long day.
The weather report for the next few days is calling for storms and strong wind. We decided to leave our campsite in Horace Cove. After we packed our kayaks, we paddled into a nearby bay to look at the rocks. We landed on a beach and the rain started. We collected rock samples in the …
We have spent several days camped in Horace Cove. This has been a great place to camp while we have visited different rock outcrops. Unfortunately, we don’t have much reception here, so we haven’t been able to post updates. On Friday, Nick, Luke and I hiked to the interior of Patterson Island. We did this …
Today we moved our camp. We spent the morning packing. We needed to move so the geologists can study new places. Our goal is to explore the western and southern shore of Patterson Island. We even plan to hike to the middle of the island soon. After a short paddle, we reached a spot that …
The sun was shining all day today. We paddled out to Delaute Island on the eastern edge of the Slate Islands with a light tailwind. We spent most of the day scouring the island for rocks that flew out when the meteor hit. These rocks landed back on the ground in jumbled blocks. This was …
Sonia and Amy measure the orientation of a rock sample. A strong wind was blowing out of the north today. We planned to do our rock sampling in places that were sheltered from the wind. The south side of Mortimer Island was a great spot to be. The team worked to get core samples from …
Luke and Sonia put a rock sample in a bag. The rock will be taken back to a scientific lab for further study. A thunderstorm rolled through during the night. As we ate breakfast this morning, we could still hear the rumble of thunder in the distance. The weather stayed cloudy and rainy all day. …