snow and fog

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...

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Short update from McMurdo

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...

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Live From The Field

  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....

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Surrounded by history

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...

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At Lovely CTAM Camp

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...

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Half and half

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...

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