Today was another long day of field work for group 3. Again we woke up and prepared for the day, went to another one of Ellie’s sites to do GNSS and sampling. We revisited Elliptical 13 which was quite the walk (again) but we managed to get a ground water sample directly from the source so now we’re able to analyze it and use that result in our isotope analysis which is really exciting news! We drove to Thaw Pit 17, which initially we had trouble finding but we’re able to navigate it after going in the wrong direction for alittle while. We are starting to get in the groove and have a set plan of action when we get to a site so this thaw pit didn’t take nearly as long as the previous sites we’ve done. We now have a better system for marking the pool and tundra points and are able to uses the etrexes more efficiently. Afterward we visited Ellies sites and then headed back to Toolik for dinner and then some team bonding at the Toolik bon fire! Overall a very productive but long day in the field.