Condition 2
The heat and humidity of the summer has me wistfully longing on occasion for a relatively wind free and sunny December Antarctic day. We humans are never really quite happy, are we? “It’s too hot.”…
I'm Holding A Brain Cavity!
What A Week! Tonight's rainout of our tennis match allows me to share a bit about the wonderful experience I had last week up in Fairbanks, Alaska! As a 2009 PolarTREC alumni, I was invited to…
Meet Bernie the Ungulate   We spent the better part of almost two hours at The Large Animal Research Station In Fairbanks, Alaska to observe and learn about some Arctic ungulates. You're probably…
Hey everyone...this is just to let you know that I'm home...exhausted but home. And, because I had confirmed reservations, I had no problems with flights on the east coast...except our flight from…
I happened to look at the date yesterday and realized that we are half way through December and on the cusp of a new year. And, we are officially done here. I was able to snag a hike up Observation…
Last spring, I began having my seniors and science students make dream flags that I intended on bringing with me to fly down here in Antarctica. This year's science students did the same. (My good…
As I stated in my last journal entry, Friday was SCINI’s last dive of the season and took place near the sea ice edge. We actually had to travel further along the edge as the pack ice had moved in at…
This will be short as my day started at 5:30 am before heading to the sea ice edge around 8:30 am. We finally arrived back at the lab after 9 pm, and it's almost 10 pm now....and I still have to eat…
While out at "Beaker Point", David helped me film a tour of our home away from home...away from home! Because I've had a bit of time in, I've split the tour into segments, intended for you to watch…
During our Open House, we had other "visitors" as well! Be sure to turn up the volume, and check out the interview that follows! http://
This week will be a crazy, long week filled with what I affectionately call the "cram and jam." Today the divers will be diving out at Turtle Rock, just south of Cape Evans...as the skua flies…
I came back from the Cinder Cones at noon today via snowmobile so that I could try to get unburied with my online journaling. Yes...I'm sure you're still waiting with baited breath to hear all about…