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McMurdo
Travel Blogs from McMurdo, Antarctica
My home for a while.
I'm staying at the Mammoth Mountain Inn and I have one room mate named Forest. He is a ex-marine from Washington state. He is a fellow crane operator but operates anything like me. Its good to have another vet to room with because they respect eachothers ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is always one of our favorite holidays mostly because of all the good food and extra time to be lazy and watch football...and we definitely took advantage of it all! The night before the holiday was the Freezing Man event so we enjoyed ...
Scientific Research in Antarctica
... http://astro.uchicago.edu/scoara/may2004workshop/TALKS/spt-carlstrom) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) - Two sites in Antarctica - the McMurdo Dry Valleys and the marine environment on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula - are among 26 ...
We have FINALLY arrived!
The long journey has ended and we have finally arrived on the Ice! The trip down to Antarctica consists of several days of flying that just end up bleeding together into one REALLY long day! After leaving Florida we both travelled through Denver, CO for ...
Happy New Year!
...3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR! We rang in the New Year Antarctica style - standing outside in the cold, huddled together with friends, with a Sawbucks drink in our hand, singing and dancing to our favorite bands at IceStock! (Be sure to check out the ...
Bay of Whales
The Bay of Whales is a natural ice harbor indenting the Ross Ice Shelf just north of Roosevelt Island. Famed as the base site for several South Pole Expeditions, the Bay is most interesting because at a latitude of 78 deg ...
Problems
... was not important, they had reduced funding. Rumors began to fly. If we can't get close enough to McMurdo, the personnel changeover will be done by helicoptor. Some science people may stay aboard for a transit back to ...
Tanker
We arrived at the tanker, which was still fueling the Krasin. The drab looking Russian ship didn't look any more impressive than the Palmer, but with a thicker hull and twice the horsepower, the Ice Breaker is made to chew through ...
Italica
I almost missed all the fun! I was ready to sleep through the afternoon, when I heard doors slamming. The science party was rushing around, donning mustang suits. I followed them to the back deck, where the orange clad ...
Bratina Island
... program. Here is a brief description of what their project is about: "Humans have occupied the McMurdo Sound area of Antarctica for over 100 years. Over the years humans have altered the environment and introduced substances and pollutants ...
In the Ice
Well I had to get up today for group phot THen back to bed until lunch Today they offer a helicopter ride of the ice. But I couldn't motivate myself to get back out of bed. Spirtis are low but tomorrow is Sue's ...
Antarctica 1978-1986
Multiple trips to Antarctica Destinations: McMurdo, Siple Station, Scott Station, Admunson-Scott South Pole Station, Dome C, J-9 etc on Ross Ice ...
Happy Camper
I did some survival training on Oct 29 and 30 Went camping on a Glacier it was crazy to say the ...