We stopped in Nome on the 15th of August to pick up supplies and pick up two additional members of the science crew. Due to an issue with the ILS at the airport, no flights came in but we had plenty of time to explore Nome and catch up on lost sleep. It was in Nome that we took the pictures of the musk
ox and reindeer. Yes, that is a real, live pet reindeer in the back of the truck. Mom and Dad talked to the owner and the reindeer is a complete pet, best buds with the guys dogs, and jumps in the back of the truck when he sees his owner getting ready to go. No kidding. Only in Alaska!!
The other pictures were taken in a large ice flow we found three days ago. Lots of ice, wallies, and even a polar bear!!! A POLAR BEAR! Pretty neat seeing one in the wild, that was a first for nearly half the team on board.
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