We woke up today at Miller Range to low clouds and a light dusting of snow. It's been like this off and on for a few days here. The reason we are getting snow all the way up here is the same reason our comrades didn't get to fly...
2013/ 2014 Field Season
Ralph here- got a short update from the gang still in McMurdo- yes, you read that correctly, they are still in McMurdo. I received emails from Jim and Manavi. Jim says that there's a broken LC-130 at South Pole Station and saturday's only LC-130 mission (Friday our time) is...
Hello World Beyond Miller Range,
The ANSMET 2013-14 forward party is reporting in from the South Miller Range, If you have been following along you know that we spent 5 days from 13 December to the 18th before we moved to our present location, making today our 8th field day....
It's December 19, and Jim, Morgan, Alex, and I are still stuck in McMurdo. Maybe it's time to take those yoga & meditation classes that they offer out here.. because it's getting increasingly difficult to keep our Zen faces on. We thought today was going to be the day....
We are at the Miller Range! Well, at least four of us, plus our Twin Otter crew, are here. Yesterday was a flurry of activity, as we got two airplanes at CTAM, the Herc with fuel (but not the rest of our party...) from McMurdo, and the Twin Otter...
John, Steve, Jani and I are still snugly ensconced at CTAM, surrounded by gorgeous mountains, sparkling glacial plains, and sunny skies. We've spent a couple of days grooming - not the personal kind, but using our skidoos to drag a heavy metal contraption behind us, lopping off the sastrugi...
-A post from Morgan…...
Jim, Manavi, Alex and I are here in McMurdo, all packed up and ready to join Jani, Barb, Steve, and John out at CTAM tomorrow (hopefully). A friend we made here says the key to coping with constant schedule changes is maintaining a "zen-like detachment" to flight plans....
Hi, Alex Meshik sent me the following "photolog" from McMurdo…..
Ralph, we are waiting for Tuesday to fly out of McMurdo. Our present activity is limited to walking around, eating and sleeping. Today we walked to the Scott Base looking for suspiciously looking rocks on the way. None of...
Yesterday, our first wave (Johnny, Steve, Barbara and I) finally made it out into the field on the big LC-130 aircraft, the same kind that brought us to McMurdo from Christchurch. These are amazing aircraft, run by the New York Air National Guard unit because they also support operations...
quick note here from Ralph, no photo attached. Just got an email from Jim saying that he and his half of the team (morgan, alex and manavi) are still in McMurdo. John, Steve, Barb and Jani made it out to CTAM but the plane suffered some insult during...