We finally arrived at WAIS Divide. Our flight departed as planned and now the crew is here learning the ropes and getting used to how to survive constantly cold temperatures. Our team of 11 is now…
Today we go! The weather has held and both McMurdo weather and WAIS Divide weather are permitting us to fly! Soon I will board a C-130 Hercules and fly 4 hours (about 1,000 miles) to the middle of…
We recently went for a hike on the longest of the trails established on Ross Island--a 9 mile loop to Castle rock, a prominent point between McMurdo Station and Mt. Erebus. The Ross Island Trail…
Everyone in Mrs. Kane's homeroom should be pround of themselves for coming up with so many good questions that they inspired an entire journal entry.
It's Peter Neff here, one of Heidi's colleagues…
Words cannot do justice to the experience of seeing Antarctica for the first time. It is a vast continent, still with many corners yet to be explored and a very small human footprint. Today, I made…
Today we had an appointment at the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC). It is quite exciting for anyone who has never been to Antarctica before because this is when you get all of your clothes for the…
We were supposed to fly today to McMurdo but delays in weather have prevented us from boarding the plane! The crew already down on the ice informed us that we would have to wait for a flight next…
Just a few days ago my bags were packed and I was ready to go. Now, I am well on my way to Antarctica. I am barely awake but am on the other side of the Pacific Ocean all in one piece! My journey…
My bags are packed and I'm ready to go... or at least I think I am! Packing for this trip was certainly a challenge. It is hard to anticipate everything you might need for three months. Once I am at…
A few days ago, I found myself on a plane to La Jolla, California to get my introduction to ice core drilling and Antarctic ice core science. I couldn't help but be confused why I was heading to the…
