CONTINUED from Part one
Devon Island
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 7 July 2003: Part 1: Being here – and being there.
Yet another flawless day in the arctic. Blue skies, perfect temperature, and no wind. When the bad weather does hit, the impact is going to be rather profound!
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal: 3-5 July 2003: Arrival and Getting to Work
We awoke this morning to some good news: weather conditions here and at Devon Island, plus the condition of our landing strip on Devon Island, were all within acceptable limits. […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 3 Jul 2003: Waiting in Resolute
I arrived in Resolute Bay yesterday (Wednesday) after an uneventful (but long) flight from Ottawa. We made one stop along the way, at Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. The terminal at […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 17 Jun 2003: Preface: Moving from Green to Grey
I live in a world of green. This year it is especially so with all the rain we have been getting in Virginia. Landscaping our yard is still a work […]
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MARS-1 Humvee Rover Reaches Devon Island After Successful Crossing of Frozen Arctic Sea
The Mars Institute today announced that its MARS-1 Humvee rover has reached Devon Island in the Canadian high Arctic after successfully crossing the Wellington Channel, a 23 mile (37 km) […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 2 Sep 2002: Home +30
I have been home for as long as I was away.
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 2 Aug 2002: Green Overdose; Home At Last
I got all of three hours of sleep last night. Before I had a chance to fall fully asleep I was awake getting ready to leave for the airport. I […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 1 Aug 2002: Departure Into Darkness
Today began like yesterday: the plane may come in to Resolute – it may not. As the morning progressed we got news that it had left Ottawa and was heading […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 31 Jul 2002: Culture Shock and Flight Delays
I awoke this morning to a slight amount of disorientation: being inside a building in a bed with a TV in front of me – not in a noisy tent […]