Heading Home
I am back at McMurdo preparing to leave the ice and return home. Although there were frequent weather delays, the time spent at the central Beacon Valley site turned out to be an…
There are similarities in the type and range of glacial features observed in the Antarctic Dry Valleys and on Mars. This journal focuses on the similarities between glacial landscapes on Earth and…
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is one of the instruments being used during the 2012 season to determine the presence and depth of buried ice in areas of the Dry Valleys.
Sean Mackay prepares the…
Another day - different weather. Notice the clear blue skies in the background!
Select the link below for a video interview with the featured researcher from this expedition, Sean Mackay, who will…
In case you are wondering why I have not posted lately, do you remember in a previous journal that I stated one of the hardest parts of the Antarctica experience is the weather? See the video below…
Rocks and Deserts
This journal is all about desert processes that involve bouncing (sand grains blown by the wind), growing (salt crystals growing as brines evaporate), and fracturing (thermal…
Science Overview and Field Season Objectives
I worked with Dave Marchant’s team in 2008 studying debris-covered glaciers in the Dry Valleys. During that sampling season, the team drilled and…
Here are some unique, fun, informative, and educational facts about McMurdo Station.
The nickname for McMurdo is Mactown
View of Jackie Hams with McMurdo Station dormitories in background.…
The Ice Flight
Since this is my second trip to the ice, I can say with some authority that one of the hardest parts of the Antarctica experience besides the weather is the logistics of juggling…
I left Los Angeles at 10:20 p.m. on Thursday November 15, 2012 and arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday November 17, 2012 after a quick plane change in Sydney, Australia…
In 2008 I thought I was the most fortunate person in the world to be selected to go to the Dry Valleys of Antarctica as a PolarTREC teacher. I worked with Dave Marchant of Boston University on dating…
