Another day in paradise, and a bunch more science. Our group has a number of on-going projects at Skalanes: aerial surveying (near infrared and visible light imagery) for archaeology and ecology, soil parameter analysis and DNA extraction in different types … Read More
Hello! My name is Sydney, and I am a rising senior majoring in chemistry and minoring in math and physics. While in Iceland, I have been doing work with soil analysis and archaeology. If you are interested, our research in … Read More
Today we left from the archaeological site at Stod and moved to Seydisfjordur. We were sad to leave such a welcoming, wholesome town, but excited for the next place/adventure. We are only here for the night, but it is another … Read More
A lot had to be done today, but when did that ever bother anyone getting their stomachs full and tastebuds stimulated? After an early rise, a group of us headed out to the field at 8 AM to capture imagery … Read More
Camping is always an adventure, even if said camping is in a schoolhouse. The schoolhouse in Stöd is both clean and cozy, with a carpeted little atrium–that has become a kind of common space–and plenty of little nooks and crannies … Read More
Hello dear readers! We awoke to another day of beautiful weather and warm sunshine, which was enjoyed by the small herd of napping horses along the river. Charlie and I can’t figure out what we’ve done right to have 9 … Read More
The first thing we did today was pack and travel. We left our hostel in Vik early this morning, making a stop to collect groceries for the next few days, and set out north-east to Klaustur. Klauster is a small … Read More
Its Lillian again with our second and final day at Sólheimajökull! Today we took soil samples around the glacier. After having a great breakfast of egg fried rice using the dinner leftovers, we headed again from Vik to Sólheimajökull. … Read More
Hello! My name is Lillian and I’m a senior Computer Science major. Today we hiked the glacier Sólheimajökull! Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier of the glacier Mýrdalsjökull, meaning that it originates from Mýrdalsjökull through a valley. Sólheimajökull is also interesting … Read More
The first thing we did after waking up was hiking up the 2nd mountain. For me, it was Helgafell, which is older compared to Eldfell, and is located towards the southeast part of the island of Heimaey. While hiking, we … Read More