by Adventure Scientists | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
We have now spent four full days in Ullanbaator packing, shopping, eating, recovering from various ailments, and we are packed, we are ready, we are off. At 7am tomorrow, Bataa will pick us up in a 12 passenger van and we will drive 683km to Moron where we will...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today alone, we saw Chingis (Ghengis) Khan coffee, beer, ice cream, energy drink, gum, and more. Everything is named after him. Everything we eat, drink, and see is related to him in some way. Needless to say, we have arrived in Mongolia. Ullaanbator...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sea Ice about 500 miles north of Japan from the plane Our flight was delayed from Korea to Mongolia for 23 hours so we are spending the night in Icheon, South Korea. They put us up for the night at the Hyatt, this is definitely the fanciest accommodations we...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 14, 2013 | adventure
A Case for Good Dams The Austins’ and their crew build a check dam. This dam will eventually be covered by nutrient rich silt and vegetation to naturally regulate water in this arid land. Photo Credit: TrekWest.org ASC is proud to be involved with John...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 11, 2013 | adventure, adventurers and scientists for conservation, citizen science, kayaking, students, Wildlife
Dave and Amy Freeman of the Wilderness Classroom Explain the Importance of Mangroves as They Record Signs of Wildlife This is an overhead view of a mangrove swamp in Florida. Photo by Bill Wilen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...