Exploring the Pressure Ridges

I finally made it over to Scott Base to explore the Pressure Ridges. They are lucky enough to have these right out their back door. This is a section of sea ice that is under stress from currents and winds.  You end up with some really neat formations of jagged ice. Check it out!

Don't forget your change!

Nothing beats a quick dip in an ice pool!

Cape Evans

Road trip! The time finally came for me to take that special trip out to Cape Evans for all the hard work on my Halloween costume. I new it was going to be an awesome trip, but didn't expect it to be epic! We set out in a Hagglund to cross the crack-infested sea ice. It is an amphibious track vehicle that the program uses often down here for trips out on the sea ice. We bumped around for about an hour out to Cape Evans, making a couple stops along the way, some of which I am not supposed to say much about, but I will tease you with a couple pictures! The hut itself was outstanding, rich with history and chocked to rafters with artifacts from Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Expedition. Find more info about the Hut HERE .

The season is trucking along steadily, and work is going well. My team has changed completely from what it was at the beginning of the season. There have been some exciting nights and some not so... I am supposed to head the "Operation Bikes of McMurdo Tune-up" sometime soon. Looking forward to turning some wrenches again!

Out of this world.

Gravity defying.

I could have spent hours...

Ready for a feast.. or famine..

Science!

Dinner?

Scott't Hut with Barnes Glacier in the background.

The Hagglund

This picture does it's size no justice...