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In the field

In the field

Base camp on Tukarak Island, Belcher Islands. This was the site of a (abandoned) Hudson Bay post. It is close to a soapstone quarry used by the Inuit of Sanikiluak.

In the field, is a collection of memories about field trips and field seasons. I decided I should do this before it’s all forgotten. It is, admittedly, something of an indulgence.

 

In the field: Beaches, sand dunes, and shellfish for lunch

MSc thesis field work, 1973-74, northernmost New Zealand

 

In the field: From one extreme to another

From the warmth of a NZ Pacific coast, to the frigid waters of Hudson Bay. 1976-77

 

In the field: Windows into two billion year-old rocks

What it’s like to work on rocks this old

 

In the Field: Yukon wolves, Moose, and Diamond Tooth Gerties

In the field: Mountain storms and surprise encounters, northern British Columbia

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