For some reason as I was preparing for sampling Falls Lake tomorrow I realized that it was NINE years ago this month that I first sampled Lake Lacawac and Lake Giles, two beautiful ecosystems in the Poconos of northeast PA. Wow, time sure flies. My Ph.D. was built on those lakes, as well as many friendships and memories. I actually miss midnight sampling runs, rowing against strong winds, bracing myself against April snow, and getting terribly sunburn as I study how zooplankton are affected by UV :)
Falls Lake is nice, but - dare I say it - the fieldwork is almost too easy with a motorized boat, milder climate, and less intensive research (which is of course my fault, despite my time constraints). Anyway, here are some photos I dug up of Lake Giles (first 4) and Lake Lacawac (last 2):
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Love the pics!! I also miss the crazy sampling we all used to do - especially the late night trips to the lakes. Don't know that I would be up for them now, but I loved them all those years ago...
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