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Epilogue Dr. Geiger and I arrived home at the tail end of the spring break. We had four days to reacquaint ourselves with our families, and then on Monday I was at school standing in front of my classes, and Dr. Geiger was in her office back at work. It was great to be back at Hartford High School

"Under its worst conditions this earth is a good place to live in." This quote, by Henry Robertson "Birdie" Bowers, exemplifies the positive attitude of many polar explorers. Bowers was one of the five men on Scott's ill-fated return from the South Pole and perished with the others. Scott, in his

McMurdo Weather Conditions 1900hrs. Mostly cloudy; winds E 7-12kts High: +23F wind chill 0F Low: +10F wind chill -4F Station Pressure: 29.080" McMurdo Bound! We reported to the CDC at 3:30AM to dress and prepare for departure around 5am. After a debriefing, security clearance, passport check, weigh

"Ross Island is not a place for a settlement; it is a place for an elaborately equipped scientific station..." A prescient statement by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, when you consider all the science that is being done at McMurdo Station almost 100 years later! McMurdo may not be "elaborately equipped" but

At 1pm today we had our appointment at the Clothing Distribution Center, also known as the CDC. When I hear CDC I keep thinking of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. These layers prevent most anything getting near your skin but I don’t know about dangerous pathogens.

Wednesday, November 12-14, 2007 Christchurch, New Zealand I have one more flight left to get to McMurdo! We have taken 4 flights to get this far! At the end of last week I finished getting my students ready for my absence. Julia has the Geo2 students and Sandy has the Geo1 and everything will be

"Exploration is the physical expression of the Intellectual Passion." Another applicable quote by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. People can explore so many different topics in such a variety of ways. It certainly doesn't have to be in Antarctica, or under the sea ice! But that is where Stacy is headed again

"All the world loves a penguin: I think because in many respects they are like ourselves, and in some respects what we should like to be.” This quote comes from Apsley Cherry-Garrard in The Worst Journey in the World: A Tale of Loss and Courage in Antarctica. Today we trundled along on the sea ice

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." is the concluding line of Alfred Lord Tennyson's Ulysses, and was placed on the cross honoring Scott and the men that died with him on their return from the South Pole. Cross honoring Scott and his men The cross was placed on top of 750-foot-high