dry valleys

trip to lake joyce.


view of blood falls while flying into camp



frozen pond






taylor glacier

helo sling load rigging and hover hookup

helping set up a science camp at lake joyce in the dry valleys

nighttime reading

Field Manual for the United States Antarctic Program

Ch 1. Standards of Conduct in the Field

Ch 2. Safety in the Field

Ch 3. Waste Handling in the Field

Ch 4. Weather

Ch 5. Snow Shelters

Ch 6. Tents

Ch 7. Stoves

Ch 8. Field Radios

Ch 9. Snowmobiles

Ch 10. Rope Use and Care

Ch 11. McMurdo Area Helicopter Transportation

Ch 12. McMurdo Area Fixed Wing Operations

Ch 13. Peninsula Area Boating Operations

Ch 14. Sea Ice

Ch 15. Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue

Ch 16. Roped Travel with Snowmobiles and Sleds in Crevassed Areas

Ch 17. Glacier Travel with Heavy Machinery

Ch 18. Antarctic Navigation

Ch 19. Altitude Acclimatization

Ch 20. Search and Rescue

Ch 21. Emergency Action Principles and First Aid

off hours

my extra curricular activities this season:

trauma team volunteer for mass casualty incidents.
barista/bartender at coffee house and wine bar
silver smithing jewelry making class
soon country dance lessons
and hoping salsa dance lessons start soon too

mmmmm lettuce

freshies came in today. lettuce in the galley. i think it's been a month since i'd had some. yum.

i hope i find some

An Erebus crystal is an anorthoclase mineral, a type of feldspar found in the immediate area surrounding Mount Erebus in Antarctica^[1]. This particular feldspar crystal is rich in sodium, potassium, and aluminum silicate.^[2][1] It can also be found on Mount Kenya.^[2]

Though the formation and growth of these crystals is not well understood,^[1] it is evident that the crystals grow in the magma beneath Mount Erebus and are ejected out of the mountain encased in glassy volcanic bombs. This glass structure quickly weathers away leaving the mountainside covered in crystals.^[2]