2014 / 2015 Field Season – Page 8 – ANSMET, The Antarctic Search for Meteorites

in McMurdo…on the first try

December 5, 2014

Hi all! Sorry for the delay in posting. We did make it to McMurdo on our first attempt. The flight was excruciatingly long, cramped and, for the most part, excessively hot, but the important thing is that we made it! The couple of days since then have been a whirlwind...

up, up and away…… we hope

December 2, 2014

Hi all, no pic from me this am because I'm camera deficient. It's 5:28 am and like the rest of my crew we're getting all packed up to catch a shuttle to the Antarctic terminal in half an hour. Got my favorite tea in me, had a hollywood...

More on clothing distribution

December 2, 2014

In his post from Dec 1, Ralph promised a full report on the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC). I’m not Ralph (not nearly as handsome!) but will give it a shot. . . Our sojourn at CDC involved first a sobering briefing...

Today is clothing distribution day.

December 1, 2014

A rainy and pretty cold (7°C) pre-dawn morning here in Christchurch. After travelling from the US on some very long flights (three of us on a 16.5 hour flight from Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney) of us met up in the international terminal in Sydney, Australia airport yesterday, and after long...

A very big plane

November 29, 2014

Things I’m thankful for…..

November 27, 2014

My apologies for a more personal posting today, but it is Thanksgiving here in the US after all. Here's a list of things I'm thankful for, mostly ANSMET related...... ....the amazing support we've gotten from the planetary community. Without the hundreds of you who joined us in the field,...

Short update from McMurdo

November 26, 2014

Just got off the phone with John in McMurdo. Things going pretty well there, but still plenty to do too. John and Brian (who are tenting together) took care of their food pull already, and they're going to use a lot of the food left cached at CTAM...

blogging with Iridium satellite phone

November 25, 2014

Hi all, this is a pre-season test of our blog posting system. The attached pic was taken with a small portable camera, transferred to the ipad with an SD card reader, resized to about 640x480 with the simple resizer app, and then attached to this mail composed and sent...

How the team is preparing for the trip- take two

November 25, 2014

Packing Challenges With less than a week to go the realities of packing for the trip are setting in. For the past few months I have been collecting things that I think I might need or want. They have been collecting in a large pile in my spare bedroom. Now...

How the team is preparing for the trip!

November 24, 2014

With one week to go, how am I feeling about this upcoming adventure? Grateful. Grateful for the opportunity to be an ANSMET team member and go to the coolest place on Earth… Grateful for all my friends and family who are as excited about this adventure as I am… Grateful for everyone...

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