Ground Truth Trekking is based on the belief that expeditions to see what's on the ground help us learn about important issues. We combine that "ground truth" with "researched truth," using our scientific backgrounds along with our adventures to come up with something we hope will further the conversation about these issues in an entertaining and informative way.
Currently, we're working on a number of projects to spread information about natural resource issues in Alaska - using things we learned on our Journey on the Wild Coast in addition to a lot of new research. Our main focus is our new Alaska's Coal project looking at the future of coal mining and burning in Alaska. But we're thinking about a lot of things, from the challenges of engineering structures that will last forever, to the rapid retreat of many of Alaska's glaciers, to the issues surrounding metals mining in the state.
Check us out in the New York Times - about our life and work in our Seldovia yurt.
(blog post, Aug 30th, 2010)
Daylight still lingers well into the evening here, and we’re far enough west in our time zone that solar noon is at 3PM. So things run late. The sun was high in the sky by the time we left Point Hope, after saying our goodbyes to our host, and visiting another pair of new friends for berries and photographs. Hig’s shoulders groaned under 8 days of food, with all our unneeded warm clothes tied on to straps and stuffed into pockets – festooning the outside of the pack.
