Svalbard!

Kaitlynn and Riley are studying in Svalbard this semester.  Kaitlynn has been able to do some exploring - here are a few photos:

It turns out that there's a glacier conveniently located within hiking distance of campus - I guess Svalbard isn't such a bad study abroad destination.  Look closely at the ski photo above - that's a rifle on her back.  Not a tidy little biathlon rifle, either - it's for shooting polar bears.  Ah, irony.

Maren and Justyna

Q:  How many Bowdoin skiers have shared a podium with an Olympic gold medalist and world champion?

A:  At least one.  This is Maren next to Justyna Kowalczyk after the 42k Merino Muster in New Zealand.  Maren technically finished 4th, but due to a timing mixup she ended up on the podium for the awards ceremony, which is all that really matters, because now we have this great photo, and photos are forever.

(Maren's earlier NZ exploits are richly detailed here)