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Observation Hill despite not being overly tall (it's only 754 feet (230 meters)) towers over McMurdo Station. It's one of the first things you notice as you walk around on the streets, it dominates the skyline and beckons you upward. It's one of the most popular hikes near the station and provides

Science Update Yesterday, we collected samples from 44 incubation bottles. It was a long day of filtering, labeling and storing samples. This is day 10 of Incubation 3, so we will not be collecting samples from these bottles today. Instead, the science team will work on data entry, data analysis

The United States Antarctic Program (USAP) operates three year-round bases on the continent as well as two research vessels, all in the support of scientific research and exploration. These ships and stations house and feed somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,500

Breaking Ice We have moved just a bit since yesterday. The RVIB Palmer is still working around the clock to move through this pack ice area. It turns out that there is a lot more to breaking ice than just having a large, reinforced hull ship. Ice thickness, snow accumulation and wind are just a

So let's get caught up here ... since landing on Pegasus Runway two days ago it's been a whirlwind of activity getting situated and getting used to the rhythm of McMurdo. The drive back in from Pegasus Runway takes about an hour and I was lucky enough to be hauled back in the venerable Ivan the

Pegasus Field is 9 miles North of McMurdo Station and Ross Island, well out into the Ross Sea. The airfield sits on an ice shelf, a thick tongue of glacial ice flowing out of the mountains and down into the ocean where it persists throughout the year. Ice shelves

I'm a Raider... Best of luck to Coach Ginty and the North Quincy High School Volleyball team as they compete against city rival Quincy High School tonight at NQ! ##Science Update For the past few days, we have been making very slow progress through some thick ice. If you look at the latitude and

The C-17's passengers listen intently for every hint of the giant plane touching down on the ice. With no windows to look out from, senses other than sight feed our imaginations during the thirty minute descent. With a shudder followed by the roar of its thrust reversers, the behemoth rapidly