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Monthly Archives: July 2024
Carina‘s Blog: Olduvai – 6/25/24
Today started with some ecological fieldwork at Olduvai Transect II, which encompasses a semi-wooded area with a watering hole that’s active during the wet season. It also overlaps with Maasai herding grounds, so we met a lot of goats (and … Continue reading
Carina‘s Blog: Olduvai – 6/24/24
Bones! Tools! Rocks! We explored some of the gorge and searched for animal bones and stone tools, which were scattered everywhere. Our specific focus for today was collecting fossilized animal teeth, bringing them back to the Olduvai Museum, and attempting … Continue reading
Carina‘s Blog: Olduvai – 6/23/24
Morale is low. People are falling to the sickness left and right. More than half of the group has felt unwell during the trip so far. Most of my problems are cold-like symptoms, which were at their worst this morning. … Continue reading
Carina’s Blog: Serengeti – 6/22/24
*some images may be graphic* SERENGETI!!! Today we spent almost 15 hours in Serengeti National Park. Some areas lived up to the “endless plains“ name, with no trees within sight. Other places in the park had scattered trees or standing … Continue reading
Carina’s Blog: Olduvai & Olbalbal- 6/21/24
Turns out pitching a tent near the edge of a cliff has pros and cons. Pros: incredible view of the gorge and mountains, perfect for sunsets. Cons: way too much wind, resulting in a thick layer of dusty silt blanketing … Continue reading
Carina’s Blog: Ngorongoro Part Two – 6/20/24
To stay overnight within Ngorongoro Conservation Area, we needed a special research permit, because visitors can only stay during the day and there is no camping allowed. This is how we as researchers are able to camp at Olduvai Gorge, … Continue reading
Milton’s Blog: Out on the Town (Olbalbal) (6/21)
Rise and shine! Today is our first morning and full day at Olduvai Gorge. Over here, breakfast everyday is at 6:30am which is a bit earlier than I am used to. However, it was very cool this morning to be … Continue reading
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Milton’s Blog: Where we dropping? (Into the Ngorongoro Crater) (6/20)
I am not sure if time works different in Tanzania, but it feels like I have been up quite early each day. For today, I was up at 5:30am but there was a good reason—we are going into the Ngorongoro … Continue reading
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Surfing the wave of adventure all the way home
I awoke on my last morning in Tanzania to the sweet words of Kamden as he said, “Rise and shine maggots.” We all held our noses as we packed away our camping gear, and then we got into the Land … Continue reading
Alex’s Blog: Sunday Funday at Olduvai (6/23)
Today, we got an introduction to the paleo archeological work occurring at Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Manuel showed us around the Olduvai Museum, explaining to us the evidence of human and environmental evolution throughout the past six million years. The coolest … Continue reading
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