After a two week break in New Zealand, I have returned to the United States and to Timberline, my home school. I have to say it feels odd to be here after two months away and my mind continues to…
The runways at McMurdo Station in Antarctica are vital to mission of the NSF and USAP – without them, the program just wouldn't work. Getting personnel and equipment (not only for the U.S. but also…
In early August of this year, Chicago O'Hare broke ground on their newest East-West runway at 11,245 ft and 200 ft wide – it will the second longest at O'Hare and will continue to expand the service…
This journal entry was written a number of weeks ago and is only now being posted (Nov. 12). It has been a long few weeks dealing with the loss of Gordon, but I wanted to finally share my thoughts on…
Okay so my friends will say (and I will admit) that I'm not exactly the most touchy-feely guy out there, but today I headed out to Turtle Rock and Hutton Cliffs to get an idea what the team from…
No it's not Sunday, but since this post is a review of unposted photos and videos of the last week I'm going to call it that again. McMurdo life is nothing if not busy – the population is rapidly…
Foraminifera are protists and can be found all over the world in both fresh water (a very few) and marine waters, primarily living in the seafloor sediments. You've encountered them often though you…
Training is one of those things, just when you think you've completed it all, it turns out there's some more. I returned to the classroom yet again for training on sea ice safety since I will soon…
Its been a few days since the announcement of Gordon Hamilton's accident on Saturday, October 22nd and the team has slowly come to grips with this new unpleasant reality. The team has supported each…
This is an audio journal from David Thesenga. David describes the team's first day of field work out on the Shear Zone.
A graphic showing basal marine ice formation.
A ground penetrating radar (…
The light comes from everywhere and nowhere. You're not in a cloud, it's more like you're in a space with no borders, but there is an indeterminate depth - dimensionless dimensions. The…
This is an audio journal from David Thesenga. David describes leaving McMurdo Station, heading across the sea ice, making it onto the ice shelf, and setting up camp in the Shear Zone.
