Necessary Roughness

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Dan Nation Tour Hits Pennsylvania
Monday, August 11th, 2008

I made it to Homer City, Pennsylvania, about 10pm last night. The drive from Ohio was about four hours.

photo credit: RabunWarna
The GPS I occasionally rent from the rental car agency historically has been merely something nice. Last night, I’m not sure I would have made it to the hotel without it. The storm during [...]

Anchorage to Detroit
Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The weather cooperated a little better, and I was able to get some cool pictures from my window seat.

The Alaska Trip Wanes
Monday, June 16th, 2008

Final thoughts about teaching in Prudhoe Bay, and sort of a hotel report.

Oooguruk Island and Return
Friday, June 6th, 2008

Oooguluk Island is a project owned by Pioneer Natural Resources. It is about five miles off the shore near Kuparuk, AK. Access is helicopter-only in the summer, but it can be driven to over ice roads in the winter.

Flight to Oooguruk Island
Friday, June 6th, 2008

The flight was pretty smooth, and most of the water was still frozen over. The suit prevented me from getting my camera out, but it wouldn’t have mattered much since I was in the middle of a group of five others.