A blog from a science nut, computer geek, sometimes philosopher, and a human. Based out of Denver, with a love of Antarctica, I seem to wander the world so who knows where I'll be in 6 months.
I’m happy to have such a readership of friends and family as I do. I want to thank you all for your encouragement and the emails I get as I don’t think I’d be writing if the feedback wasn’t there. Keep up the questions and thoughts because they are the most enjoyable part of these … Read more
Somewhere between the constant sun, the lively and interesting people down here, the nights that are never really nights, or perhaps the unique and constantly challenging environment we live in, I’ve really grown attached to this place. Obviously it’s an early love having only had 5 weeks to mature so far, but if not for … Read more
Is to freeze on permanent sea ice. Well not really freeze. Actually most of the time I was perfectly toasty. For those of you who don’t quite remember, Happy Camper (actually called Snowcraft I) is a two day survival school for people who might need it here on the Ice. So you might ask why … Read more
So I thought you might like a short one today, I’m working on one about what we do for fun down here as well as my Happy Camper work-up. This has happened several times to me, but most recently last week. I’ve gotten out of the shower and shortly there after gone to work only … Read more
As I have spend a few weeks here now–I’m 25 percent done with my station tour–I wanted to comment on the weather down here. I’ve had lots of questions about what the weather is like down here. Here’s a few: Does it snow? For those of you in a tropical climate, how long does it … Read more
This is just a follow up to my announcement two weeks ago. I finally got the video converted and uploaded to the website (http://www.wonderfullyrich.net/Photos/theice/60southvideos.html), so now you can see the whole incident yourself. Look for the link to "I CAUGHT A FISH!!!" It’s a fairly small video at 10mb so it should take to long … Read more
A weather update for you all, McMurdo station is finally getting a break from the wind we’ve had for the last several days. The storm we were expecting didn’t quite come, unless it was just the wind. Right now it’s about 15 Degrees Fahrenheit with no wind and lots of sun. It’s supposed to get … Read more
I was attacked by my first skua today, well maybe attack isn’t quite the word for it. Stared at was the word for this incident, but I hear they can be vicious. I’ll try and get an up front close picture next to a tape measure at some point (or something size relating) so you … Read more
McMurdo is a crazy place. The weirdest mix of liberal democracy, right leaning rules, science, technology, age, beauty, and disgust. The contractors down here work for 10 hours a day (with an hour of total breaks and lunch included), the Beakers (aka scientist) work longer depending on what science they are doing. So after sleeping … Read more
So we had a Halloween down here in MacTown, the big opening event of the austral summer. This is just a photo sampling of the craziness we have down here… http://wonderfullyrich.smugmug.com/gallery/932935 Rich