You may be wondering how we sleep in the cold or what our tents look like. Most of us sleep in tents called Arctic Ovens. Arctic Ovens are 8 x 8 foot tents made with a white cloth body and yellow…
Did you guess what we ate for our holiday dinner? I couldn't believe that we ate lobster for dinner! Even though it wasn't fresh lobster, it was still a delicious, special treat!
We had our special…
Can you guess what we ate for our holiday dinner? Hint: The mystery photo below is of the main (or "Maine") course of our holiday dinner. In addition to the photo below, we also enjoyed fresh bread…
Tonight, after getting ready for bed in the Recreation Tent, I stumbled out into the fog! According to Stephanie, our camp meteorologist, the cool air that blew in this evening was so close to the…
Here is an outline of our WAIS Divide "Main Street"! We have lots of nice Rac Tents that serve a variety of purposes. Our town site includes a medical tent, galley, science tent, communications…
Here at WAIS we have several heated structures. The tents that are heated include our kitchen area, the medical tent, a space for science, and a tent to warm up after working in the arch. So, how do…
Did you guess what was in the ice core?
Based on our field observations of the core, we think that the dark band in the core is volcanic ash. It is coarse-grained and has a distinct boundary in the…
The excitement continues! Drill operations are in full-swing and we collected several more meters of core. The second core to be drilled contained a pleasant surprise for all of the scientists in…
The first ice core of the 2010-2011 season was drilled today! We finally got the arch structure safe and ready for drilling. After the borehole was cleaned, the drill went down and came up with over…
Mystery photo #3 is an image of my footprints! Before the storm, I walked from my tent into town. Where my foot landed, it compacted the snow. Once the storm picked up, the wind scoured the snow that…
Don Voigt
Don is a Senior Research Assistant at Penn State University. He has spent 15 years in Antarctica and six in Greenland conducting research and helping graduate students with their research…
I have another mystery photo! The picture is of something that was the result of the storm yesterday. Hint: the picture was taken near my tent door. Can you guess what is in this photo? Please post…
