My favorite Ice Movers (& Sometimes Shakers)

Last time I was down 7 years ago, I wanted to do an inventory of all the strange vehicles on station. I didn’t remember that I wanted to do that until just a few minutes ago when a friend back home asked me about the how a Pisten Bully–hereafter referred to as a PB as … Read more

The Sky is falling and the Ice is running away!

McMurdo is currently going sky crazy. The sun is barely up for 6 hours now, which means we have extend periods of darkness.  (i.e. walking out the door and the sun is down until I'm at work for 3 hours) We also have extend periods of twilight, close to 90 mins or more of the … Read more

The Tone of Winter’s Eve

For the first time in what feels like a month I feel unhindered by the feelings of lethargy, exhaustion, pain, and being brain fuzzy caused by my body’s battle with sickness.  The upside is that my abs are probably in great shape from all the coughing.  After getting the crud just before last flight and … Read more