FIG. 1.

Northwest Passage Drive Expedition (NWPDX) 2009 traverse images. (A) Deployment of the Okarian rover by a C-130 Hercules on snow in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. (B) Traverse team traveled with one scout snowmobile blazing the traverse track, the Okarian following behind, and one safety snowmobile bringing up the rear. (C) Equipment was deployed each night when stopped for evening meals and sleep (see text); image is from sample site B (see Table 1). (D) Dinner was cooked with traditional LP gas stoves placed on coolers offloaded to the rear of the Okarian rover for each stop; image of site C (see Table 1). (E) Microbial sampling by author P. Lee was conducted in the morning prior to restarting the NWPDX traverse and after 12–18 h of science and residence activities near the rover (see text); image of site B sampling. Inuk guide Joe Amarualik can be seen in (B) and (D). Color images are available at www.liebertonline.com/ast.