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The rock that you sticking above the ice in the photo above has been the nesting grounds for Adelie penguins for 1000's of years. Changes in the penguin population can be indicators of the health and well being of the Antarctic Region, so understanding penguins is important to scientists. Each year

I experienced my first snowy day since I've been at Cape Royds, but it cleared off by evening leaving blue sky and light winds. It still feels strange calling the time here after 6:00 PM "evening" For over 40 years evening (when there is snow on the ground anyway) has meant a dark sky. Here the sun

After The Move I wrote a journal a couple of days ago about the WISSARD equipment being moved onto thicker ice. The move is about done. There is a little bit more adjusting to do, but everything is close to its final location. To help you understand how much equipment there is and how it works, I

We finally received a call that we will fly again. Fortunately, because of the rotation it was my turn to venture out into the field. It just so happened that site 12 is a blue glacial ice site. I was thrilled and excited to see a new piece of Antarctica. When we arrived we circled for a good

Today was different. Our equipment is being moved or so across the ice to a new location. Currently we're on thin sea ice. It's about two meters (six feet) thick. We need more ice!!!! Our new site on the Ross Ice Shelf will have ice that is anywhere from twenty to 80 meters thick or 70 to 250 feet

This is just a fun entry to show you the weird and wonderful array of trucks, planes, and other transportation that you might see in Antarctica.

In McMurdo they celebrate Thanksgiving on Saturday and most have Sunday off. This free weekend turns into one big party. Lots of bands playing, a 5K-turkey trot, and it caps off with Freezing Man. Freezing man is supposed to be like Burning Man with costumes. It is also a good time to see the things