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Ramblings from Tom about Antarctica, New Zealand, Colorado and the World
- Added on: Jul 11th, 2005
- Country: Antarctica
- Language: English
- Author: Tom
- Listed in: Culture Personal Destinations
- Tags: fun antarctica winter new zealand colorado ice
Recent Posts
Wind Turbine Update
I retrieved these photos off of the common drive.It shows they're really making progress with theWind Turbine Project. Two of the three towersare now completely up and you can see the firsttower spinning away merrily from "downtown"McMurdo and even ...
This Year\'s Go Picnics
Again this year, instead of offering people onflights "Flight Lunches" made by the Galley, weoffer passengers "Go Picnics". They are a littletastier than in years past, but they are kid-sizedand not as filling. So before, they were larger,but taste...
Making the Move
The move to Pegasus Runway has begun and thefirst C-17 since the first week of the seasonis landing there. The Ice Runway is officiallyclosed, meaning no more quick trips to therunway, and much longer transportation timesfor passengers either headed...
No More Crew Tours
Yesterday, I led my last Crew Tour of theseason. Because the Ice Runway is closingand operations are shifting to Pegasus Runwayfor the remainder of the year, it is too far ofa drive to pick up the crew, bring them intotown and take them back to the ...
Long Duration Balloon
This morning, from the front door of Building 140,we watched a 300 foot tall Long Duration Balloon rise into the sky and start to drift lazily upward. It's part of the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) experiment and was "designed to measure co...
How Far Is It?
I've always enjoyed this sign that is locatedat Scott Base. Similar to other AA (NZ's versionof AAA Automobile Club) signs, located aroundNew Zealand, it tells the distance from ScottBase to different locations around the world.For those metrically ...
