Cleaning and culling my Arctic library in prep for some big time writing time this winter. ‘Arctic Dreams’ is so tattered! Get a new copy or keep this one? (It has traveled in a backpack across the tundra but is so broken now it is hard to read. Dilemma.) These uppik will keep me company…
Here is Meet the North’s first story for National Geographic. The Arctic may be cold, vast and beautiful, but it’s also home to millions of people. Take a journey through stories of modern Arctic culture – told one person at a time. Explore life in four Arctic nations through Jenny’s words and Eric’s photos.
Our first story with National Geographic is now live! My writing, Eric’s photographs, our experience in four Arctic nations.
They seemed to be coming my way, so I turned my zodiac engine off. I hoped they would come closer, but I wasn’t prepared for the energy they brought as they surged forward. Waves, smooth skin, tusks, and the sound of mystery. Narwhal are real life unicorns. They are quiet yet powerful. They are a…
Captain Leif Skog, best in the business. He guides the National Geographic Explorer through polar bear habitat — deeper and deeper into the ice. Photo by Eric Guth.
The one. The only. Greenland. Photo by Eric Guth.
We’re back! We’re up north! After some time away from you all, it’s time to keep this journey going. Can you guess where we are? Where is this sunflower growing? Happy Summer! Photo by Eric Guth.
The Inuit Circumpolar Council turns 40 today! “ICC was initially envisioned by the respected Inupiat leader, Eben Hopson, to protect the rights of Inuit to sustainably harvest marine mammals critical to Inuit food security in the face of pending oil and gas development” said Okalik Eegeesiak, ICC Chair. “He understood that the Inuit voice was…
A weekend getaway is a little different up north. Can you even see the cabin? We spent a few days here with the cracking ice for company. Saw a polar bear en route. Remembered the sound of no sound. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #bylotisland #nunavut #cabin #getaway #quiet #snow #ice #arctic #white #whiteness #seaice #landscape #cottage #cabinlife #tundra #isolation #calm
Number ONE reason I love the Arctic nations: they are full of surprises. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #accordion #iceland #northerniceland #museum #surprise #musiclover #accordions #gramophone