St. Paul

Chris and Alex stand next to each other for a selfie. They are standing in a rocky field and the sky is overcast.
Two bros taking a photo in the field.
Chris Maio stands on a hill of dead grass and points toward the left of the image. The sky is overcast.
Chris pointing at something in the distance. He says it was a whale, but conflicting accounts claim it was just a wave.
Chris Tran and Harper Baldwin are standing on a bluff covered in dried grass. Harper is holding the Trimble instrument. Beneath them is a rocky beach with bits of driftwood scattered around. The sky is overcast.
Harper and Chris are collecting GPS data for the beach’s profile shape.
Alex, Harper, and Chris stand near each other for a selfie. There is a building behind them. The sky appears bright.
Smiling is allowed in field work
Chris Maio and Chris Tran stand on a sandy beach. Chris Maio is holding the field notebook with his arms out in a partial squat stance. There are two parked ATVs behind them and some small hills with dried grass are further back. The sky is overcast.
When the Chrises congregate on the beach, they always revert back to their crab form.
Alex Zaochney sits on top of a hill pointing in front of him. The hill is covered in dried grass and sand. The sky is overcast.
Is Alex demonstrating a disco dance? Is he pointing at something cool off screen? No one will ever know.
Chris Maio, Chris Tran, and Harper Baldwin stand next to each other for a photo. Chris is holding the Trimble equipment. They are standing in a rocky field. Behind them is foggy ocean waters. The sky is overcast.
The crew starting off with a group photo.
Harper Baldwin stands at the base of a hill with sand and dried grass. She is holding a Trimble instrument.
Oh no, they shrunk Harper!
Harper is taking notes in the field notebook, Chris Tran is holding the Trimble equipment, and Chris Maio is taking a photo with the field notebook. They are standing around the top of a bluff's edge with dead grass. The sky is overcast.
Taking detailed information of the beach’s profile.
Alex Zaochney and Harper Baldwin stand next to each other for a photo. Behind them is a circular lake at the base of some rolling hills. There is dried grass on the hills. The sky is overcast and misty.
Alex and Harper standing in front of a suspiciously circular lake.
Alex Zaochney stands in a field of broken ice. Further back the ocean water is visible. The sky is overcast.
“This isn’t where I parked my car” -Alex Zaochney maybe
Alex Zaochney sits on a piece of driftwood on a sandy beach.
Who needs a beach towel when you have driftwood!
Chris Tran and Harper Baldwin are standing on a rocky beach near some ATVs. Harper is holding a Trimble instrument. There are bluffs further in the background with dried grass covering them. The sky is overcast.
Cruising around on the St. Paul beach, looking for GPS data.
Two people stand at the base of a hill. One of them is holding a Trimble instrument. They are surrounded by rolling hills of sand and dried grass. There is a beach nearby.
Puts things into perspective when you zoom out with the camera.
A few people walking in sync and motioning their arms. They are inside a gymnasium.
The cultural dance and songs continue! May they sing loud and dance for a long time.
Chris Maio stands in the coastal ice deposit as a wave crashes behind him. The sky is overcast.
The wave was a paid actor.
Harper and Chris walk through a field of dead grass. Harper is holding the field notebook while Chris holds the Trimble equipment. There are grassy hills in the background and the sky is overcast.
The hardest battles go to the strongest soldiers
A line of people walk in sync while motioning their arms, someone in the foreground is beating on a drum. They are in a gymnasium.
The local community invited some of our crew to be audience to their cultural dances and songs.
Chris sitting along the crest of a tall, sloping bluff. The top of the bluff is covered in dead grass. Chris is holding the field ipad, his arm rests on the top of the bluff. The background is a beach with some driftwood and crashing waves. The sky is overcast.
Occasionally Chris will commune with the local marmot population. Here he is poking out of the burrow to keep watch for potential predators.
A hilly field covered in dead grass. There is a turbulent ocean off to the left of the image. The sky is foggy and overcast.
This picture was too pretty and moody for me to not include.
Two people stand on a sandy beach with driftwood and large rocks strewn about. One person is holding the Trimble instrument, the other person is standing on a rusty spherical object. There are some small hills behind them with some dried grass. The sky is overcast.
We ran out of gas for the ATVs so we started balancing on rusty spheres as a mode of transportation.
Three people sit on a hill with dried grass. Next to them is the Trimble base station. The sky is overcast.
The crew came to check in on the Trimble base station.
Chris and Harper stand on broken ice deposits. Harper holds the Trimble equipment while Chris is writing in the field notebook. They are on a beach. There are small hills behind them. The sky is overcast.
The ice will not stop the ACGL from taking GPS points, these coordinates WILL be documented.
A line of people walk in sync while motioning their arms, Chris Maio is in the line joining along with the motions. They are inside a gymnasium. Someone stands off to the side holding a drum, further back people sit in folding chairs watching the dancers.
The community was kind enough to let some of the ACGL crew join in with their cultural dance.
Someone stands on a rocky field. A flock of birds is flying off behind them. The sky is overcast.
What does it mean if the flying birds look like wings?
Chris Tran, Harper Baldwin, and Alex Zaochney stand on top of a hill with dried grass and a grave marker. An ATV is parked nearby. The sky is overcast and the ocean is visible in the distance.
Collecting data near the cemetary to monitor some nearby erosion that could become a concern in the future.
Chris Maio sits on driftwood looking at an open field notebook. The driftwood is on dried grass and surrounded by rounded basalt. The sky is overcast.
Chris sits nearby, performatively peering into the field notebook. After this photo was taken, he asked the cameraman if he looked cool.
Chris Tran stands on vesicular rocks on a rocky beach. He is holding a Trimble instrument. The ocean water is to the left of the image and dried grass is to the right of the image.
Chris Tran balancing on a rocky beach while collecting data points.
Chris Maio, Harper Baldwin, and Chris Tran stand next to each other for a selfie. There is water behind them. The sky is overcast.
More group photos, but this time with the sea as the background.
Alex Zaochney and Chris Maio stand next to each other for a selfie. Behind them is a field of broken ice. The ocean is visible further back. The sky is overcast.
A couple of dudes chillin’ by the ocean ice.
Chris Tran is standing on a sandy beach holding a field notebook. The sky is misty and overcast.
Chris on the beach cheesin it up
Alex Zaochney is standing with a thumbs up on a hill of dried grass that slopes down to a sandy beach. The sky is overcast.
Alex gives this survey a thumbs up!
Harper Baldwin, Chris Tran, and Alex Zaochney standing around a parked truck. Harper is holding the Trimble instrument. They are standing on a dirt road with dried grass on either side. The sky is cloudy.
Standing next to the truck getting the field gear together.
Rolling hills with some soft cliff sides creaing a winding look to the formation. The hills are covered in dried grass. The sky is overcast.
Some cool looking formations around some of the hilly areas of the island.
Alex Zaochney and Harper Baldwin stand next to each other. Alex is holding the Trimble instrument on a checkered tarp and Harper is holding the field notebook. They are standing in a field of dried grass. The sky is cloudy.
Collecting GPS data to be used as a marker for building digital models.
Chris Tran, Harper Baldwin, and Chris Maio stand in for a selfie. They are near a beach and the sky is overcast.
Gotta grab a field selfie while surveying in St. Paul
Chris Tran sits on the edge of a hill with dried grass. Down the slope of the hill is sand. Chris is holding a field notebook. The sky is overcast and misty.
Chris is checking over the edge of the hill to make sure it is still sandy.
Chris Tran and Harper Baldwin stand next to each other on a mix of dried grass and dirt. Chris is holding a Trimble instrument. They are surrounded by driftwood and large rocks. The ocean can be seen behind them.
Chris and Harper standing together posing for a photo while collecting GPS data. Multitaskers!
Chris Tran and Harper Baldwin stand next to each other on semi-rocky ground. Harper is holding the Trimble instrument and Chris is holding a field notebook. There are small hills with dried grass behind them and the sky is overcast.
Chris and Harper out here collecting more GPS data.
Chris Tran and Harper Baldwin stand next to each other on a sandy beach. Chris is holding a Trimble instrument and Harper is holding a field notebook. The sky is overcast.
Chris and Harper standing next each other for a nice beach photo.
Harper Baldwin and Chris Tran stand next to each other. Chris is holding the Trimble instrument and they are both looking at the Trimble controller screen. They are outside on a hill. Behind them are various buildings and a large body of water. The sky is overcast.
Harper and Chris Tran checking the data they’ve collected in the Trimble controller.
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