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Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming
Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming
Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming
Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming

Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming

A Researcher Sampling Ancient Trees Emerging from an Ice Patch
A Researcher Sampling Ancient Trees Emerging from an Ice Patch
A Researcher Sampling Ancient Trees Emerging from an Ice Patch
A Researcher Sampling Ancient Trees Emerging from an Ice Patch

Danny Stahle catalogs a sample taken from a Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicalus) that died ~5,300 years before present as conditions cooled and the ice patch expanded. 

Danny Stahle catalogs a sample taken from a Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicalus) that died ~5,300 years before present as conditions cooled and the ice patch expanded. 

A Researcher Sampling Trees at an Ice Patch
A Researcher Sampling Trees at an Ice Patch
A Researcher Sampling Trees at an Ice Patch
A Researcher Sampling Trees at an Ice Patch

Lucas watches Danny Stahle catalog a sample taken froma long frozen Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicalus).

Lucas watches Danny Stahle catalog a sample taken froma long frozen Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicalus).

A Researcher Assesses Wood Condition at an Ice Patch
A Researcher Assesses Wood Condition at an Ice Patch
A Researcher Assesses Wood Condition at an Ice Patch
A Researcher Assesses Wood Condition at an Ice Patch

Danny Stahle assesses the preservation of Whitebark Pine melting out of an ice patch.

Danny Stahle assesses the preservation of Whitebark Pine melting out of an ice patch.

Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch

Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming. 

Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming. 

Prepping the Drilling Location in an Ice Patch
Prepping the Drilling Location in an Ice Patch
Prepping the Drilling Location in an Ice Patch
Prepping the Drilling Location in an Ice Patch

Field assistants prepare the trail and drilling location.

Researchers Break Near the Ice Patch
Researchers Break Near the Ice Patch
Researchers Break Near the Ice Patch
Researchers Break Near the Ice Patch

Craig Lee and a group of archeologist take a break and enjoy the scenery while standing over the coolers (white boxes) containing the ice core samples.

Craig Lee and a group of archeologist take a break and enjoy the scenery while standing over the coolers (white boxes) containing the ice core samples.

Researchers Prepping the Drilling Location on the Ice Patch
Researchers Prepping the Drilling Location on the Ice Patch
Researchers Prepping the Drilling Location on the Ice Patch
Researchers Prepping the Drilling Location on the Ice Patch

Danny Stahle, Rachel Reckin, and Sari Dersam prepare the trail and drilling location.

Danny Stahle, Rachel Reckin, and Sari Dersam prepare the trail and drilling location.

Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment

Mike Jayred, Nathan Challman, Rachel Reckin, and Danny Stahle work to lift an section of ice core from several meters deep in the ice patch.

Mike Jayred, Nathan Challman, Rachel Reckin, and Danny Stahle work to lift an section of ice core from several meters deep in the ice patch.

Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment

Mike Jayred, Nathan Challman, Rachel Reckin, and Danny Stahle work to lift an section of ice core from several meters deep in the ice patch.

Mike Jayred, Nathan Challman, Rachel Reckin, and Danny Stahle work to lift an section of ice core from several meters deep in the ice patch.

Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment
Researchers Pulling a Deep Ice Core Segment

Mike Jayred, Nathan Challman, Rachel Reckin, and Danny Stahle work to lift an section of ice core from several meters deep in the ice patch.

Mike Jayred, Nathan Challman, Rachel Reckin, and Danny Stahle work to lift an section of ice core from several meters deep in the ice patch.

Researcher Hauling the Ice Drill
Researcher Hauling the Ice Drill
Researcher Hauling the Ice Drill
Researcher Hauling the Ice Drill

Mike Jayred cares the "Priaire Dog" Ice Drill to the coring location.

Mike Jayred cares the "Priaire Dog" Ice Drill to the coring location.

Researchers Preparing to Drill in an Ice Patch
Researchers Preparing to Drill in an Ice Patch
Researchers Preparing to Drill in an Ice Patch
Researchers Preparing to Drill in an Ice Patch

Nathan Chellman, Mike Jayred and Lucas (Dog) stage equipment on the drilling platform.

Nathan Chellman, Mike Jayred and Lucas (Dog) stage equipment on the drilling platform.

Researchers Starting the Ice Core
Researchers Starting the Ice Core
Researchers Starting the Ice Core
Researchers Starting the Ice Core

Mike Jayred and Nathan Chellman work to level the ice drill to begin taking the core.  Craig Lee stabilizes the platform.

Mike Jayred and Nathan Chellman work to level the ice drill to begin taking the core.  Craig Lee stabilizes the platform.

Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch
Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch
Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch
Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch

Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel.  Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.

Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel.  Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.

Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch
Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch
Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch
Researchers Drilling the top meter of the Ice Patch

Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel.  Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.

Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel.  Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.

Bottom of the Ice Core
Bottom of the Ice Core
Bottom of the Ice Core
Bottom of the Ice Core

Craig Lee holds the ice drill with the end of the first ice core segment exposed.  The sample will next be measured, logged, and processed in the field. 

Craig Lee holds the ice drill with the end of the first ice core segment exposed.  The sample will next be measured, logged, and processed in the field. 

Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Researchers Scouting a Drilling Location on an Ice Patch
Researchers Scouting a Drilling Location on an Ice Patch
Researchers Scouting a Drilling Location on an Ice Patch
Researchers Scouting a Drilling Location on an Ice Patch

Craig Lee and Mike Jayred scout a potential drilling location for extracting an ice core.

Craig Lee and Mike Jayred scout a potential drilling location for extracting an ice core.

Research team in the Northern Cascades.
USGS - NOROCK Research team in the Northern Cascades.
USGS - NOROCK Research team in the Northern Cascades.
USGS - NOROCK Research team in the Northern Cascades.

USGS - NOROCK field team in the Northern Cascades studying Hoary marmots and American pika and snowpack dynamics.  

USGS - NOROCK field team in the Northern Cascades studying Hoary marmots and American pika and snowpack dynamics.