Micheal is on his way north!

So, Micheal jumped on a plane last night to Whitehorse and it sounds like he made it in okay.

It was tough to see him go, but he is really excited to get back to his field area.

He should be on his way to camp today, and hopefully within a few days he will have internet access and posting up a storm on the blog!

The last few weeks have been a bit busy with travelling all over western Canada for geology field school, work, and a conference.

Field school was really good. We travelled across southern BC and saw a lot of neat rocks. Mike did such a good job as a TA:

Nice face Mike...

He was even told on his student evaluations that "Mike was just as good at being a TA on field school as in the regular school year, it's hard to improve on perfection"....*Mel rolls her eyes*

We just got back from our road trip to Yellowknife for the Geological Association of Canada's Annual General Meeting. It was really good, and Mike gave a great talk. The drive was great fun. We saw lots of neat wildlife like:

Here's a BIG Bison:


Here's a baby Bison:


Mel to Mike "If any of the Momma Bison start to look angry...floor it!"

Sandhill Cranes:


And lots of other wildlife like bears, moose, deer, and a fox.

We were lucky enough to stop in Beaverlodge on the way to and from Yellowkife to see Micheal's grandparents. Mike got a chance to play a round of golf with his Grandpa, which was fun to watch. Plus, we were spoiled with good home-cooked food by his Grandma. Thanks SO much!


Here's Mike 'putting' on the temporary green with his Grandpa.

The last few days were spent running around Edmonton getting everything together for Mike's trip. We had some spare time though, so we did end up going canoeing yesterday morning. It was really nice out. Mike and I are hoping to rig up a way to carry a canoe on the Golf when we get back in the fall...

Here is Mike taking his turn in the front of the canoe:


We tried using Mike's new wee tripod...with some success. I guess we need a little practice:


So, I'll be off to the field on the 11th of June. It should be a good field season, I'm excited to go back to the beautiful Mackenzie Mountains.

See you later,
Melissa