Polar Explorer Eric Larsen: XJournal

Home again

overcast, 50 F — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:40:04 -0500

While it may have been nearly 20 below on our last night on the trail in Svalbard, we woke to a nearly 40 degrees temperature difference from just ten hours earlier. With the warmer weather, also came a substantial increase in humidity and as a result a light snow fell on our sleds as we packed up the tent for the last time. Yesterday's wind had died as well creating another soul engulfing, mind numbing whiteout. We skied for several hours not really being able to see much of anything.
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Audio Update - 04 Apr

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:54:24 -0500

A new remote audio post has been added to the blog... (View Post...)

Scale

sunny, 0 F — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:25:03 -0500

We are horses and we can smell the barn. Today, we turned back from Temple Fjord to make the long trek back to Longyearbyen. Of course, just because we are on the home stretch doesn't mean we'll be getting there anytime soon.
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