The walk home
I do promise to start to post some more photos of the station itself, really. I’ve been taping video too, trying to get the hang of the new medium. Very […]
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The Storm
The storm must be a metaphor for something here, but it’s not like storms I’m used to. Back in Pittsburgh, a storm meant dark clouds billowing up from over the […]
Questions for Pablo at the Pole – Round One
Hi all, It’s my day off, so it’s time for round one of “Questions for Pablo at the Pole“! I’ll tackle a couple of the easy ones first: ========================================== “Where can I […]
Storm coming in
No one knows how big it’s going to be, but it’s supposed to be a long one, and they’re taking it pretty seriously. They’ve laid a rope line of flags […]
Summer Camp
At 3:24 a.m., with bright light streaming through my window, I finally managed to put my finger on it, and peg that gnawing discomfort as homesickness. It’s not a familiar […]
South Pole Flyover
The loudspeaker rang out from Comms around 0900 this morning: a NASA DC-8 had just done a flyover, and had called them to ask if anyone on the ground had […]
The sound and feel…
The sound and feel of the Herc’s skis hitting the snow prepares you for the Pole in a subtle but important way: you’ve been through thousands of landings in hundreds […]
Pole 002 has landed
We’re at 90 degrees south, and I really have no words for how awe-inspiring and otherworldly this place is. Pictures to follow, once I catch my breath. [BTW: A few […]
Ob Tube
So there I was, stumbling through Highway One (main hallway) of 155 and Q (we’ll call her ‘Q’ to protect her identity) waved me over and asked, with hushed voice […]
Closer…
Didn’t make it again today. It was even looking likely at times. Despite the lousy weather, and despite the transport time marching steadily later through the day. When they finally […]
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