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Location: Lat: 73 11.930 N Long: 153 48.84 W Here are the answers to the quiz that I put out on October 9th. Hopefully you were able to figure out some of them. It's been fun trying to get the correct terms down. Crow's Nest: Tower on top of the bridge, used as a lookout **Irish

When I think of bad weather in Antarctica, I think of blowing snow, low visibility, high winds, and cold temperatures. Today I saw all of them. We knew what we were in for because last night's weather forecast said "something wicked this way comes". At first it made me laugh, but then it occurred to

I've had several people comment on my critters who appeared in a July journal entry, so I thought I'd tell you a bit about both of them as they are both rescues. I lost my first pet on Sept. 15, 2006. (Apparently spiders, grasshoppers, lightning bugs, worms, tadpoles and minnows don't count. Nor

It just occurred to me that I have been writing these journals about people you may or may not even know yet. Let me now take the opportunity to introduce you to the people that you will be hearing a lot about in the weeks to come. From Montana State University (the other MSU)... **Dr. Mark

Before you can go out in the field or work in a lab, you have to go through several trainings. Since all the boys on my team have been to Antarctica before, they only have to do refreshers but Amanda and I have to go through all the full courses. On tap for today would be Crary Lab Orientation and

Hello from Missouri. I know many of you are following the journals of the current expeditions. Don't you just love the charismatic mega fauna (polar bears)?!?! If you haven't been reading Christina Galvin's journals from the ship, Polar Sea, you should. They are wonderfully informative, and the

Where did you go this summer? Did you make any trips? Did you go to camp, vacation, or Grandma’s house? Maybe you made a trip to the local zoo or swimming pool. Wherever you went you had to pack. Going somewhere with my family involves packing for eight people: Mom, Dad (me) and 6 children ages 12

Location: Lat: 77 05.753 N Long: 166 40.457W Today was a day of transit. The next target bear is back near Barrow - across about 300 miles of open ocean. However, the weather is bad so rather than travel across open ocean, which would be very rocky and lead to lots of sea sickness, we

Today was a crazy day, but the payoff was that I finally made it to Antarctica. Here is what my day looked like: 4:30 am = Wake-up and finish packing 5:15 am = Catch the shuttle to the USAP terminal 6:00 am = Arrive at the terminal, put on all my gear to prepare for the flight, and check my baggage

Our first full day in New Zealand was spent preparing for our trip down to the ice. The most important thing is to have the right clothes. Fortunately I didn't have to buy all of my gear...that would be very expensive. Instead, the US Antarctic Program has a Clothing Distribution Center (CDC) where