Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist
Combining Science and Joyful Creativity
One of the “highlights” of my field season this year was when I had a wee accident and wound up with 5 stitches on the index finger of my right hand.
In truth, this put a damper on the whole season, but I plunged ahead anyway, eager to meet my commitments and finish what I started. Life doesn’t stop just because something stupid happens.Continue reading “Tales of the Finger, Introduction”
That’s it. It’s done. We broke down most of camp last night, and began the journey back to home this morning. Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 29, On the road again”
We finished where we started. Today, my team and I measured section.
Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 28, wrapping up”
It rained.
It rained hard.
It flooded.
Still got some science done: jackets made, samples collected.
All good.
Photos forthcoming.
When last we were in the field, we had noted three fossils that needed plaster jackets. Today was the day to jacket them.
Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 26, Plaster jackets”
Today was our official ‘day off.’ So we did the only thing we could do: Visit Dinosaur National Monument. Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 25, Of dinosaurs and leaks.”
My family arrived to join me in the field late last night. Sadly, the skies opened over night, and we were rained out of our field area. Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 24, Rain rain go away”
We got into camp late last night, with barely enough daylight to get tents pitched and go to sleep.
This morning we got up early and headed out to a locality I’d never visited before. Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 23, turtles, crocs, and mammals, oh my.”
After a full day of driving, my team and I are safely at our camp in the Uinta Basin. Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 22, Hello Uinta Basin”
With sadness, today we left the Natural Trap Cave site. Continue reading “Field work travelog – Day 21, On to the next thing.”
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist