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Firsts of the Winter

March 12, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
The pace in McMurdo has slowed and winter is upon us. Here are a couple of firsts from the first few days of winter: Winter's first laughs...minutes after the flight was gone. The first sunset of winter. Probably some of the last Minke Whales I'll see for the year. 3/10/13: Clear and Cold and Beautiful.
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Last Plane out of Antarctica

March 09, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
It is official: winter in Antarctica has begun! The weather is nice and the sun still shines, but the planes are gone and the fresh food is dwindling. McMurdo feels like a deserted mining town with a few foolhardy souls who stubbornly refused to leave for the season. March 5, 2013 Sunset March 6, 2013 Sunrise The soonest another fligh...
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Antarctic Sunsets Part 3

March 07, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Except for the exhaust fumes in McMurdo the air in Antarctica is pretty clean. That's great, but it doesn't lead to the most colorful sunsets. The sunsets are spectacular because of the clouds and the surroundings...well really just for the fact that they are in Antarctica. March 4, 2013 The last [cruise] ship of the season.
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Antarctic Sunsets Part 2

March 06, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
March 2nd wasn't quite as spectacular as the evening before, but I can't complain after a summer of no sunsets. As I write this the evening light is pouring through my newly cleaned window with the promise of the best one yet. The ocean is calm and the clouds are perfect and my camera is calling my name... One of the best dorm room views eve...
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Antarctic Sunsets Part 1

March 05, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
We've been having some amazing sunsets in McMurdo lately. I look out the window right now to what should be a beautiful sunset, but all I see is a fading white blur. The blowing snow and clouds obscure what could be the sun setting behind the Royal Society Range. This gives me time to go through photos and start a short series of the beautiful view...
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