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The dive hole is on its way - it might be large enough to dive in by tomorrow! Melting the hole is quite a process! I explained the drilling yesterday, now let me explain the melting. We have several pieces of equipment to melt the hole: a generator, a hotsy, 2 hurdy gurdy's, a hot finger, cables

Each school year I take 2-3 field trips with students to the Channel Islands National Park. Over the years, we have visited four of the five islands that comprise the national park (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Santa Rosa Island). San Miguel is the outermost island and the only one I

We have arrived in the Dry Valleys! We just barely squeaked our way out of town; helicopters stopped flying shortly after we arrived - phew, we made it! It is wonderful to be back at Lake Hoare! Rae and Sandra, the camp managers, welcomed us with delicious cookies!The helicopter ride over was

We spent the day packing the sleep kits and other items that were in the storage "cage" for the ENDURANCE team today. Things are packed, weighed, and sorted! They should be in pretty good shape when they arrive! As I walked around town on this gorgeous Antarctic day, I took a moment to watch the

What a spectacular day! Brilliant sunshine, mild temperatures, mellow winds; it could not have been more lovely! Annika and I went for a brief walk up the hill beside town to take some pictures of some of the welding sculptures that are displayed around town. Annika then took a hike up Observation

The weather is just not cooperating! We were on another "weather hold" all day today; conditions fluctuated back and forth. We almost made it out of town, but once again.... Denied! The difficulty, however, is that we are now stuck in McMurdo until Tuesday! There are no flights out on Sundays

We had a weather delay today which turned into a flight cancellation; we are still in "Mactown." We were denied access to the Dry Valleys - hopefully just for today! It was disappointing not to get to the field, but safety comes first. It was snowing and windy today - I guess helicopters don't

Today was the final push to get packed for the field. Everything is packed, weighed, labeled, and at the Helo pad (helicopter hanger) for our flight tomorrow! Phew! The flight manifest for tomorrow has just come out and our names are on it! Barring any weather delays, we should be in the Dry Valleys

The Physical Geology laboratory class took an end-of-semester field trip to George Dukemajian Wilderness Park in Glendale, CA. The park is named for a former governor of California. Although the park is small (704 acres), it has a variety of geologic features within a reasonable hiking distance and