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I Could Have Been A St... Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122359226 File Size: 32501 Comments: 0 / Views: 1892 Description: This is a picture of the local radio station, KBRW. I was supposed to contact the local radio host here for a possible interview about the research cruise, but the time just didn’t work out for that. This picture is the only visual reminder of me wondering if I have missed out on a fleeting chance at fame and fortune	"White Lagoon" Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122359072 File Size: 11365 Comments: 0 / Views: 1567 Description: This is the view to the left of the road from which the previous picture of the high school and elementary school was taken. This was one of the several lagoons in the Barrow area	Looking Back...In More... Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358965 File Size: 18142 Comments: 0 / Views: 1546 Description: As I continued my tour around Barrow, this was a view from the road I was on, looking back to the high school (on right). To the left, in the background with the same color scheme as the high school, is the Barrow’s elementary school	Something In Common Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358871 File Size: 18349 Comments: 0 / Views: 1804 Description: Being a high school teacher, I was told I should check out the Barrow High School. I didn’t get a chance to go inside, but it was impressive even from the outside. It is a state-of-the-art high school, complete with a swimming pool that is also available for community use. Also note, as with most buildings in a permafrost area, the building is on stilts. An orange natural gas pipeline (foreground) is also above ground. Stilts and above ground utilities prevent both melting of the permafrost and damage to utilities.
Memorial Engraving Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358783 File Size: 39616 Comments: 0 / Views: 1677 Description: This is one of the four engraved sides of the granite pedestal that supports the top of the memorial shown in the previous picture. If have trouble reading it, it reads, “Dedicated August 15, 1982 in memory of Will Rogers and Wiley Post. Searching for the top of the world, they lost their lives August 15, 1935 when Post’s unnamed experimental plane crashed just 16 miles short of their destination. From this spot in Barrow, Alaska, their bodies were flown back home for burial. Their spirits keep winging onward!”	And On Your Left Is… Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358717 File Size: 22366 Comments: 0 / Views: 1796 Description: Since I took a picture of the directional sign that was next to the Will Rogers/Wiley Post Memorial, I thought I should probably take a picture of the….Will Rogers/Wiley Post Memorial! This is the top of the memorial	Which Way Do I Go? Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358642 File Size: 21793 Comments: 0 / Views: 1641 Description: This was a directional/mileage sign next to the Will Rogers/Wiley Post Memorial. It was interesting to me that here in Barrow, you are closer to places like Norway than you are to many places in the United States	Yes, I AM a Tourist Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358533 File Size: 20501 Comments: 0 / Views: 1533 Description: I’m not positive, but I would think if the residents of Barrow saw me take this picture, they likely had the same reaction you might have is someone came to your town and took a picture of say….the local garbage collection truck? It might be something like, “WHY is he taking a picture of THAT? What a tourist….And a strange one at that !” Yes, they might take what’s shown here for granted, but for me, this was a unique thing: This is a water truck that is used to wet down the roads. Since Barrow is very dry, and the roads mostly gravel and dust, this procedure helps keep the dust under control. I couldn’t help but wonder, though….Doesn’t it also add to the mud seen all over the cars??
Barrow 99723 Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358447 File Size: 20933 Comments: 0 / Views: 1561 Description: I don’t know if it was its simplicity, the unique way of proving I was here, or what, but I found the sign on the FAA building to be interesting	Memories Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358375 File Size: 25567 Comments: 0 / Views: 1544 Description: This was the FAA building we were next to two weeks ago when we were waiting for the helicopters to take us out to the Healy. Seeing it again brought back the memories of the whole experience, and two weeks seemed a lot further back than it is	Off They Go Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358273 File Size: 1939 Comments: 0 / Views: 1694 Description: Continuing my tour of Barrow, I heard and saw the plane finally take off between 8:30 and 8:45. I wonder if those on the plane saw me wave when it was at this point	Feeling Left Out…But O... Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1122358178 File Size: 14324 Comments: 0 / Views: 1568 Description: This was my view of the airplane that brought the remainder of our group, except for two others and me, back to their respective homes. This picture was taken by squeezing the camera lens through a chained fence as best I could (the edge of the fence gate is to the right in the picture). Thinking about how strange that might have looked, I wondered what was going through the minds of anyone who saw me!
Another Second-hand Pi... Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353931 File Size: 13064 Comments: 0 / Views: 1882 Description: This is another picture of a picture. It shows the whale being cut up into smaller, bite-size pieces. This was very similar to our taste-test samples of fermented whale that we were to get at the whaling festival the next day. You heard me right….FERMENTED whale…Yum yum	Picture of a Picture Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353851 File Size: 11477 Comments: 0 / Views: 1632 Description: While it may not be that clear, I thought taking a picture of a picture showing how a whale is processed once caught was interesting	Tools of the Trade Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353804 File Size: 21151 Comments: 0 / Views: 1695 Description: This was just one example of the many harpoons and spears on display that were used for whaling	Looks Pretty Warm! Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353760 File Size: 19751 Comments: 0 / Views: 1625 Description: One of the things that stood out was how elaborate some of the coats were. I wondered if the types of coats and what they were made out of had any meaning such as status or group
Whaling Camp Gear Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353711 File Size: 22868 Comments: 0 / Views: 1519 Description: This was one of many displays showing the types of clothes and other gear used in whaling camps	Universal Values Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353662 File Size: 20897 Comments: 0 / Views: 1668 Description: Another sign describing the Iñupiat values and the corresponding spelling in the Iñupiat language. While some are unique to this culture, it’s interesting to see how many are shared by most cultures	Self-Description Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353614 File Size: 22356 Comments: 0 / Views: 1604 Description: This was one of many signs placed throughout the exhibits to describe the Iñupiat people and their way of life	Close Up Uploaded by: Steve_Marshall On: 1120353574 File Size: 20866 Comments: 0 / Views: 1642 Description: This view, especially the texture of the boat, is what made me think these were mostly bone carvings. Realizing this was from Kaktovik now had even more significance since that was the location of the bear attacks the day before.