Following an exhilarating day of grain sampling (looking for good kernels and cobs of corn inside certain plots in a cornfield) and field condition surveys (listing crop, post-harvest condition, and relative stages of flooding), I went for a sunset run. Then life made me laugh. Right before I headed out the door to run, the power went off. Thinking it would probably be back on by the time I returned,…
At the end of every Runners’ World issue, “I’m A Runner” features a somewhat known figure who is also a runner; the page summarizes their history or interest in running. As a high school cross country runner, outdoor adventurer, wildlife field researcher, and introvert; consider this my 2 cents’ worth. While growing up I remember thinking I was pretty good at pushing the merry-go-round. Although that was ages ago and…
2014 had the proper beginning for the makings of a very good year. The 2 key components? Running and ice cream. I know that’s not how most people welcome the start of a new calendar, but I try not to do things the way most people would. This year I spent my first Christmas and New Year in Fairbanks. With the way the UAF schedule works, I was always back…
Here I was on a trip home to the Mitten, stranded between jobs and yet unsure of what the next job would entail. Since I dislike working in town and didn’t want to settle for some virtually meaningless job, I’d decided to try for a job that would supposedly pay decently: commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. Now you’re probably picturing me flailing around on some small vessel like you…
At times like this, I LOVE not being a student. The temperature outside is -10F, and students in Fairbanks are in crunch mode. As they finish up projects, build up stress, and study for finals, I do…. hmmm, what do I do? For starters, I sleep in until – well – whenever I feel like getting up! Now that I look back, I recognize I spent my time in Seattle…