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This was my last view of the Oden - looking out from the Our Lady of the Snows memorial at the ship with 12 miles of fast ice up to 15 feet thick separating it from McMurdo Station. Here's a map of what the crew has been trying to accomplish for the past two weeks. I was so excited to get these

1-12-07 One of my favorite Interviews Diving, Physics, Math & Engineering - Emily Miller - 23 years - A girl's way... Emily Miller onboard of the Oden to Antarctica, 2006 Emily was one of my favorite young graduates to interview onboard of the Oden, 2006. She is a wonderful person trying to find

A word to my students: After visiting Scott's Hut at McMurdo, sailing on the icebreaker Oden through the famous Ross Sea and following the heroic age footsteps of Captain Shakelton's voyage, I had some thoughts I would like to share with you. Ute Kaden , Oden Antarctica 2006 *Look inside an

12-28-06 Ross Island, McMurdo, Scott's Discovery Hut – A place where history and modern exploration meet "The heroic age of exploration lives on in Antarctica". Many years ago, Greek writers imagined a large mass of land in the south of the world to 'balance' the land they knew about in the northern

I've traveled through lots of airports in my life - but NZIR, or the McMurdo Station Icerunway is now definitely one of my favorites. Orlando may have it's monorails and Dulles has those cool transports with the killer whale dorsal fins - but check out the transport system in Antarctica. This beast

In 8th grade, my favorite teacher of all time, Mr. Slusarski - the crazy Pole, introduced us to the incredible story of the Endurance expedition. For 30 years since, Ernest Shackleton has been my hero, the leader who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds –never giving up in his quest to bring back

We reached McMurdo Station at about 10 AM and only had four hours until we had to gather ourselves at the transport center to catch a ride out to Willy Field - the ice runway. As I look back it might be the richest four hours of the entire trip - full of sights and sounds that I'll never forget

I received this note from First Mate Ola Andersson - letting us know that they have completed the ice channel all the way to McMurdo and are actually enjoying some down time at the station. Here is the ice pier that he is talking about - and as soon as I receive a copy from him of the Oden here I'll

Just thought that I'd let you know that I also have arrived back home in good shape after my Antarctic adventure - and am making up for any lack of time with children by being spoiled rotten by the Mr. Miller's three children!

On Christmas Day we finished crossing the pack ice that surrounds the openwater portion of the Ross Sea. It was an incredible evening - with fog settling over the ice pack and only high cirrus clouds above. These shots were all taken at 1 or 2 in the morning and are some of my favorites from the