The DOM lab in the Crary Science Building at McMurdo is organized, tidy, and ready to help the team work on our experiments. Our food and supplies for the field are packed and ready to load onto the helicopter. My bedroom is clean and almost empty of all my stuff, for it is all smushed into a hiking backpack bound for the field camp at Lake Fryxell with me. Today is the day the DOM team is headed to our field camp!
Ready to go at the Field Party Staging area at Crary Science Building
Time to head to the helicopter.
I do not know what kind of communication capabilities we have at Lake Fryxell, so I cannot guarantee a new journal post everyday. However, I would love if you would keep on checking as some of my journals may come in crazy new forms... Please register for the DOM team's upcoming Live from the IPY! webinar. On December 9 at 9 am PST, the whole team is sharing information and reflections about our Antarctic expedition. Individuals and classes may register through the PolarTREC homepage. Join us! We would love to hear from you!
I am heading to the Dry Valleys! Yippie!