I spend Tuesday afternoon out on the BEO again. I was told that there was a network problem as one of the groups was having difficulty connecting to their experiment. It turned out to be more of a power problem in both the Control Shed and their tower. The network was fine. There is a lot more water out here now than earlier in the summer. This section of the plastic walkway is actually floating on the wooden walkway underneath and it feels pretty treacherous. Kind of like walking on a boat. The knee high rubber boots almost seem to be a little short walking along the trail.
I think that there will be at least a couple more walks out here over the next couple of days. On Tuesday, I was out there for about 5 hours. On Thursday, I suspect that I'll be out there even longer. The yellow cable is power for the new tower. I think that I've already missed the "peak" for color on the tundra. No more flowers.
It's only 11:05pm and it's already after sunset. This is the view from the living room window of the hut I'm staying in this week. The quonset hut across the street is typical of where I usually stay. But this week, it's a nice two bedroom frame house. I just thought the view was interesting.
Eleven pm? Golly hardly worth getting up if sunset is so early.
ReplyDeleteI was somewhat surprised to see that it was getting dark at night. I'd gotten used to it being light all the time. I think the daylight is shortening at the rate of 10-12 min per day.
DeleteIt's only 11pm? Days are really getting shorter already, Richard ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't too long ago when it didn't set at all. I was just surprised to see that it was getting dark.
DeleteThe nights are getting longer...or are the days getting shorter?
ReplyDeleteSounds like you need some hip waders for walking out on the boardwalk.
I think the days are getting shorter. Only 17 hours of daylight these days.
DeleteI just need to be a little more careful of where I walk. If I can't see the walkway under the water, I tend to try and find a way around the puddle. Or are these too big to be called puddles?