tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64232797963877747482024-03-05T08:12:43.329-08:00On the Ice again....AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-23599251589819451022010-01-25T16:00:00.000-08:002010-01-25T16:04:28.205-08:00Crew shot...This is the siding crew for '09-'10 summer season at the South Pole. I am standing on the far right. We are on top of the new elevated station and in the background you can see a C-130 getting ready to taxi.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78u7trSqtXVI6-ZNgT-iP_qph1eZOoDY3Mf0HJbTtM_iNtNJyzZRGWm4H8y6J8R94wQH22wNNvPQv8FIIkUm1_RwYxzMLMsrUmDQOg0qXToZAHoRnIEXihXSVxY9bUbMDfSVDMTL0_qzn/s1600-h/NPX_wk12_2009_10_1036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430832060360189378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78u7trSqtXVI6-ZNgT-iP_qph1eZOoDY3Mf0HJbTtM_iNtNJyzZRGWm4H8y6J8R94wQH22wNNvPQv8FIIkUm1_RwYxzMLMsrUmDQOg0qXToZAHoRnIEXihXSVxY9bUbMDfSVDMTL0_qzn/s400/NPX_wk12_2009_10_1036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-81894988778338667672010-01-17T10:10:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:21:17.156-08:00Dome Down<div align="center">Here is the site of where the Dome stood. In the back under the sun you can see the last section of the Dome. At the time of the photo just a few days ago they were preparing to take that section down. Once everything is cleaned up they will fill the hole with snow where the Dome once stood.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdww7s3h7czFM5tC4eV7fwgd-d6rI0ez60b2GP92PrHJHFeQu92M3E3ul9A3fT9Q2Iq3DKTUymXcJeLhxXmPRLqPdX2_DBrAPiusSSYp4oTA8IEyecac_RFI76qlZO9ZS2F_PQNchC5qg/s1600-h/NPX_wk10_2009_10_0950.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427774162820784082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdww7s3h7czFM5tC4eV7fwgd-d6rI0ez60b2GP92PrHJHFeQu92M3E3ul9A3fT9Q2Iq3DKTUymXcJeLhxXmPRLqPdX2_DBrAPiusSSYp4oTA8IEyecac_RFI76qlZO9ZS2F_PQNchC5qg/s400/NPX_wk10_2009_10_0950.jpg" border="0" /></a> Two of the workers that have been working on the Dome deconstruction all season.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiEg3yTljzW1MceorJD2shOdyz1r2TVeyqo_OlpA_jStyT7Df_TpRDuMOnye10_K8EYvo6W4Ail_nGQggbGTp_cm8Lotx3gmw0RFaTcH1jHgB9VRdCxJzO8JfTc4mTA5lU44qRx_nQvnN/s1600-h/NPX_wk10_2009_10_0957.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427774155408733506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiEg3yTljzW1MceorJD2shOdyz1r2TVeyqo_OlpA_jStyT7Df_TpRDuMOnye10_K8EYvo6W4Ail_nGQggbGTp_cm8Lotx3gmw0RFaTcH1jHgB9VRdCxJzO8JfTc4mTA5lU44qRx_nQvnN/s400/NPX_wk10_2009_10_0957.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is another worker from the Dome deconstructoin crew.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRcVRRa2fWQzXj88Qjl1H6i3VbzZayjZ_RPc_OD3KcgCTJgSD2yhsDNxauOGqnlVXjczKauXTvfwSmwLiNU-aEYlgYNmcyVKFJqwZ7ihqgx6oXHRickniw3lBBpE2sVVslJ8aprrc__KZ/s1600-h/NPX_wk10_2009_10_0968.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427774151021403970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRcVRRa2fWQzXj88Qjl1H6i3VbzZayjZ_RPc_OD3KcgCTJgSD2yhsDNxauOGqnlVXjczKauXTvfwSmwLiNU-aEYlgYNmcyVKFJqwZ7ihqgx6oXHRickniw3lBBpE2sVVslJ8aprrc__KZ/s400/NPX_wk10_2009_10_0968.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-20155015514498722862010-01-11T11:51:00.000-08:002010-01-11T11:59:49.878-08:00Sun DogThis is one of our famous "sun dogs" that we get at the South Pole. This occurs when the sun reflects off snow crystals flying through the sky. This one is an extra special sight to see because of the double rings and also the ring that parallels the horizon. We don't get to see these elaborate ones too often!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdpflE8BzDTRBEGAt-j_4XExsY4vaBLHBevBSqiSqzIxUDJTyUR42A-HLFvcNAQ3-l657ZEhDXFqXai0HOwJavnnWUOS9BL4UemdAdGaiG6tsijqQ9hiMlGM99Ddvk56X-Pkvyj-0OGGV/s1600-h/NPX_wk9_2009_10_0920.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425572513987421778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdpflE8BzDTRBEGAt-j_4XExsY4vaBLHBevBSqiSqzIxUDJTyUR42A-HLFvcNAQ3-l657ZEhDXFqXai0HOwJavnnWUOS9BL4UemdAdGaiG6tsijqQ9hiMlGM99Ddvk56X-Pkvyj-0OGGV/s400/NPX_wk9_2009_10_0920.jpg" border="0" /></a> I had a visit from a my friend "Flat Luke". He is hanging out with me at the U.S. Post Office before he started he journey home. For extra activities I work in the United States Post Office as an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">official</span> Postal Clerk at the most southern post office in the world! Don't worry, we still have lines to wait in, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">especially</span> at the end of the season.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEos1qiLYhqeynBMnB7Wtm4267BlHKAAS1MuHkT3Xxf0j-iV4vTQps8Af9tLX0cgi3xtq698KRyquvO6PagzeaUjvxI-SiKa_IFqRM4J5kSet7i4x2RMZCwvjxleGo7JfaxNUtBggPye5/s1600-h/NPX_wk9_2009_10_0896.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425572505272570514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEos1qiLYhqeynBMnB7Wtm4267BlHKAAS1MuHkT3Xxf0j-iV4vTQps8Af9tLX0cgi3xtq698KRyquvO6PagzeaUjvxI-SiKa_IFqRM4J5kSet7i4x2RMZCwvjxleGo7JfaxNUtBggPye5/s400/NPX_wk9_2009_10_0896.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-58365587983881553342010-01-04T09:13:00.000-08:002010-01-04T09:18:49.148-08:00<div align="left">Our small crew of three finishing up on our latest project. We worked "nights" for two weeks. If you will notice that it is still sunny during the night time. It is about 4 a.m. in this photo. I haven't seen nightfall since I left Christchurch, New Zealand in early November. The peacefulness of a dark night with stars is something I really miss being down here during "Summer".<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxnPIvsfcjfE4A635rTTrC4ewEVkpDDntHnRY2zi4rxA1Wl8e4JLrUQbplglmWAoNJFBr7HKbE7gI7xMyRegY7PUP1vAUvg91NVgpSS1mOHIaAxokPAmNsORc69umJtunpEglzi24D0-d/s1600-h/NPX_wk8_2009_10_0802.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934365215519266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxnPIvsfcjfE4A635rTTrC4ewEVkpDDntHnRY2zi4rxA1Wl8e4JLrUQbplglmWAoNJFBr7HKbE7gI7xMyRegY7PUP1vAUvg91NVgpSS1mOHIaAxokPAmNsORc69umJtunpEglzi24D0-d/s400/NPX_wk8_2009_10_0802.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-4104097044574586252010-01-01T11:43:00.000-08:002010-01-01T11:56:50.392-08:00Merry Christmas!<div align="center">Deconstruction of the Dome.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XCg94xXm4vSBB0S9ChXXJOPt86aJXheI5Wx68fwECAIgPSrtvITYkL2Wu2dZRY2uBmKV_Uel5K99tQThm_mpalRNmDKi5ByAZgslNLhlcoWSXvLjBS6aDxN21-HI0rRL5UGQUjFUwwuH/s1600-h/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0743.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421861418659585730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XCg94xXm4vSBB0S9ChXXJOPt86aJXheI5Wx68fwECAIgPSrtvITYkL2Wu2dZRY2uBmKV_Uel5K99tQThm_mpalRNmDKi5ByAZgslNLhlcoWSXvLjBS6aDxN21-HI0rRL5UGQUjFUwwuH/s400/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0743.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Dome has been an icon of the South Pole since it was built in the early 1970's. Now that it is being disassembled, it has been replaced by the elevated station. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2hc-h5bN0n8hvh8mzxadaGx6irFqJx84NJrcVbyS7FGRuj0G5FZvdKHUPglAbtEx5D4gJZAXiNS_LgpvyyFVd313-UrYNJcUwdNNEqivFgsn26-kMqbol9TVZ-lCup52jCm_FdPDKDs6/s1600-h/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0753.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421861410143478482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2hc-h5bN0n8hvh8mzxadaGx6irFqJx84NJrcVbyS7FGRuj0G5FZvdKHUPglAbtEx5D4gJZAXiNS_LgpvyyFVd313-UrYNJcUwdNNEqivFgsn26-kMqbol9TVZ-lCup52jCm_FdPDKDs6/s400/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0753.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Another siding project on the satellite communications building <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIPfbosUlqUcp3gCiSu3VgQcb7ecmRogJDjzovUjCbYRZ-KP-IohN1glBNxyzyetXl_Ktpw7pm5u8YfIBqTPDO2lvLOosxbRzAqwJFwxL9kA1bz0xql0TctAY-LN6RumRfnQSAKwsEXVj/s1600-h/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0771.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421861405946732962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIPfbosUlqUcp3gCiSu3VgQcb7ecmRogJDjzovUjCbYRZ-KP-IohN1glBNxyzyetXl_Ktpw7pm5u8YfIBqTPDO2lvLOosxbRzAqwJFwxL9kA1bz0xql0TctAY-LN6RumRfnQSAKwsEXVj/s400/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0771.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Merry Christmas from the South Pole!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l4OWY5BBoyo1uD5VXHs7U7ojRM8ckvpFdEEoS8zqyzNT2k0TQJdTIt9-40c3jahl9gHw8ADBmiOz8tVSJy5U1OzahaipkDU-Uc9v5W8745z91T43VFoej_rdeGz_eC-G0PNBSkMdPWxY/s1600-h/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0781.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421861397250470674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l4OWY5BBoyo1uD5VXHs7U7ojRM8ckvpFdEEoS8zqyzNT2k0TQJdTIt9-40c3jahl9gHw8ADBmiOz8tVSJy5U1OzahaipkDU-Uc9v5W8745z91T43VFoej_rdeGz_eC-G0PNBSkMdPWxY/s400/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0781.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas again!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LhMKkn6afDX5xocN-09lJOz9knhojsGmvIEOPz8VBt6oZpfeD8in5kIw8pE_4ua7pKBVz9xcT4s6znHBaatydPd3nRoWzI4jzvE4lAq022Ouz0kSoRxCHU_BoQ-DwFunRn6mpNXqic6L/s1600-h/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0786.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421861387660775026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 326px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LhMKkn6afDX5xocN-09lJOz9knhojsGmvIEOPz8VBt6oZpfeD8in5kIw8pE_4ua7pKBVz9xcT4s6znHBaatydPd3nRoWzI4jzvE4lAq022Ouz0kSoRxCHU_BoQ-DwFunRn6mpNXqic6L/s400/NPX_wk7_2009_10_0786.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-62214327782939338002009-12-19T17:08:00.000-08:002009-12-19T17:15:11.272-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Wine server at Thanksgiving. <br />Probably as much fun as eating Thanksgiving dinner.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuWPCF5efbWPxdC_UHg2UpvhDk1J3ck2CADIacV9CQGfCK9Gwvpp7UjwdRPn0uSZSogMlkmv6nwrshdWa6fc15mMR6VghBd1slMDdSkU6Ib9Jj19Wh6YHeFenm2FnV3vehP0k2AoY8SlQ/s1600-h/Thanksgiving2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuWPCF5efbWPxdC_UHg2UpvhDk1J3ck2CADIacV9CQGfCK9Gwvpp7UjwdRPn0uSZSogMlkmv6nwrshdWa6fc15mMR6VghBd1slMDdSkU6Ib9Jj19Wh6YHeFenm2FnV3vehP0k2AoY8SlQ/s400/Thanksgiving2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417120294346355698" border="0" /></a><br /></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-75322897221501144342009-12-18T20:41:00.000-08:002009-12-18T20:42:40.389-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">I like to call this one our "band photo" and I am the front man!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4C33lXz29_iRQ5PVsHDDWYJMWQwrsjJMH76RRMu4yPXXJ7wvRdPnCFVCwupE18Qksm9ZH2EZrea1unKznVraEh-IYZED_9vyhQaGUW6OE7NRsQxkB2EYYys0nKUeHmix12hjR9JDe3pgF/s1600-h/NPX_wk6_2009_10_0616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4C33lXz29_iRQ5PVsHDDWYJMWQwrsjJMH76RRMu4yPXXJ7wvRdPnCFVCwupE18Qksm9ZH2EZrea1unKznVraEh-IYZED_9vyhQaGUW6OE7NRsQxkB2EYYys0nKUeHmix12hjR9JDe3pgF/s400/NPX_wk6_2009_10_0616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416802837718847058" border="0" /></a><br /></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-77165945421144237362009-12-18T20:28:00.000-08:002009-12-18T20:40:53.264-08:00This is the three of us on the telescope. We just finished the project of siding the building and the scientists let us up on the telescope for a photo. This just gives you perspective of how big the 10 meter/South Pole Telescope really is. I'm in the middle again.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnx1iI2ja1AeajkJ_qWui0V4sWGbGGK2nKyKujRGDvcF9ZklAqDc8zEUG8PIABXGXSu79o4-1MlXKh-q_dXRS47EjwFAUW7-lC9xImg-jkryW1AyCJn_yzYJN6xpDS6KvtdUk_ijtck887/s1600-h/NPX_wk6_2009_10_0613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnx1iI2ja1AeajkJ_qWui0V4sWGbGGK2nKyKujRGDvcF9ZklAqDc8zEUG8PIABXGXSu79o4-1MlXKh-q_dXRS47EjwFAUW7-lC9xImg-jkryW1AyCJn_yzYJN6xpDS6KvtdUk_ijtck887/s400/NPX_wk6_2009_10_0613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416800548358555266" border="0" /></a>This is most of the tents we set up when we were camping. The wind wall behind me is explained in the name and does a really nice job. We were petty lucky with decent weather when we were camping, around a high of -15 or so. You know you live in cold conditions when you look forward to -15.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOmCWsu1YCNRpqWRI24Fipv1Q3E56cfhsL_iCeCbNqh4EVOdGZDfkFVuXXzA0fNxXazwyaJWiRe709wDPIFJEKr-4iNDZ_sf5X0V-dn-MCNKm9M6S9pRiYiydquS6tzwxg029IjcfcU92/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0541.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOmCWsu1YCNRpqWRI24Fipv1Q3E56cfhsL_iCeCbNqh4EVOdGZDfkFVuXXzA0fNxXazwyaJWiRe709wDPIFJEKr-4iNDZ_sf5X0V-dn-MCNKm9M6S9pRiYiydquS6tzwxg029IjcfcU92/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416800535812591058" border="0" /></a>That is what it looks like outside of the station, nothing, flat and white as far as the eye can see. It is a continuous 24 hours a day of sunlight throughout the summer season. The sun on sets and rises once a year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk_Hn6ZIyBaw-JHh-xTEJTe3V97O-YUA9bjFXX_b4KYEN_cLzua74DUvXZEjpOzIi0h_VjkegBcrVry94G_tRcAq7UOJkcjzr0XGKlI-Ux45tZww_SaKwGSuZlGm3eaj8sl4djXYcwGOs/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk_Hn6ZIyBaw-JHh-xTEJTe3V97O-YUA9bjFXX_b4KYEN_cLzua74DUvXZEjpOzIi0h_VjkegBcrVry94G_tRcAq7UOJkcjzr0XGKlI-Ux45tZww_SaKwGSuZlGm3eaj8sl4djXYcwGOs/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416800531316403554" border="0" /></a>This is our snow survival instructor giving us a few tips on snow survival and snow camping. Every time I go camping at the South Pole, it makes me want to go camping even more at home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirINE9hmD6mBQkU47_otQOHF2Ju8EqWFKBee_821293Reqb5smeYs3JkqK3EpFDPHp2KhZ_6Vv2cKiXoJVZqNjAZ7JqXV3aCOiZdYXQqSnmSpRy98TXMQmCiBA5Drc0x6Gi7kyZ9PY9Q1X/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirINE9hmD6mBQkU47_otQOHF2Ju8EqWFKBee_821293Reqb5smeYs3JkqK3EpFDPHp2KhZ_6Vv2cKiXoJVZqNjAZ7JqXV3aCOiZdYXQqSnmSpRy98TXMQmCiBA5Drc0x6Gi7kyZ9PY9Q1X/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416800526559520386" border="0" /></a>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-40529814111908952142009-12-17T20:30:00.000-08:002009-12-17T20:36:56.819-08:00<div align="center">At snow survival school, "camping in Antarctica", about to put buckets on our heads to simulate whiteout conditions. This is the 3rd year in a row that I have had the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">privilege</span> to go camping while at the South Pole.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsUFPzOoLHRr-ONrVIJc_31fuLpRY6aLCkCsrs7VruLjg-bYUzCHxnERmY7dvyq4DwkuGDUtgapsf6w-nT6jk22_i0x1ukE2GE2DtzqzJFMnZHkge1dddWhiT9yhqQ2fG-sQWmLCY2jSK/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0503.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416429419748652610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsUFPzOoLHRr-ONrVIJc_31fuLpRY6aLCkCsrs7VruLjg-bYUzCHxnERmY7dvyq4DwkuGDUtgapsf6w-nT6jk22_i0x1ukE2GE2DtzqzJFMnZHkge1dddWhiT9yhqQ2fG-sQWmLCY2jSK/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0503.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Our camping kitchen, boiling hot water for expired freeze dried meals. Wasn't too bad!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvin4yjsw7EADjlCMMUC7OuV5IQkVr4t3PVocS0D7YxegAqEvTDaecFhHZ1nnxPA8m2sNUVay9OclYy4MdTJhhF4uRU9opbwUPzkFl7I0BQ9_9Dg3Wt7RBegz02RRia8VbbLd_kFjzv7z/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0501.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416429416007616146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvin4yjsw7EADjlCMMUC7OuV5IQkVr4t3PVocS0D7YxegAqEvTDaecFhHZ1nnxPA8m2sNUVay9OclYy4MdTJhhF4uRU9opbwUPzkFl7I0BQ9_9Dg3Wt7RBegz02RRia8VbbLd_kFjzv7z/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0501.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />At work. I'm the short guy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MNHPL6btRkyFh_Zdz2ORkJaM7xkBlcBw87B9z0YRpAXkiLSAnMqxTdVLGvApziiemQUBKpktuzqsTPLf1jfSDGmFkZmGC6QRJW8UwkfeJoYcJ0i3CGZTHPzVHIGoS0R4X_odEhthcg4U/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0493.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416429403867141234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MNHPL6btRkyFh_Zdz2ORkJaM7xkBlcBw87B9z0YRpAXkiLSAnMqxTdVLGvApziiemQUBKpktuzqsTPLf1jfSDGmFkZmGC6QRJW8UwkfeJoYcJ0i3CGZTHPzVHIGoS0R4X_odEhthcg4U/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0493.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's not my tooth, just ice.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjdviCLW109NUlJonzLaCkeGFIhof6nXZ8ivaDkeSZexLyJBqpzO8JOItPATpTm3WdSWNvmDJvweXWyx_Wy_9C_nxHlR1-8242b5_75yF3QTY1jKlpFM13HQfRq08mmUU4-6WJlpQ1niL/s1600-h/NPX_wk3_2009_10_0440.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416429395682566418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjdviCLW109NUlJonzLaCkeGFIhof6nXZ8ivaDkeSZexLyJBqpzO8JOItPATpTm3WdSWNvmDJvweXWyx_Wy_9C_nxHlR1-8242b5_75yF3QTY1jKlpFM13HQfRq08mmUU4-6WJlpQ1niL/s400/NPX_wk3_2009_10_0440.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-74496610687753143522009-12-17T20:19:00.000-08:002009-12-17T20:29:55.572-08:00This is a shot I took inside the dome. The dome has now been replaced by the elevated station. They are currently tearing down the dome as it has been the icon of South Pole since the 70's. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9YrAc32m9fhx6yyX3hhQSG0BNNdsI_7poGwAEAuAglNm4qfA6icUHoQwbCtk7X0lFj9R5jtP8uf2cH3dzIlIid49TrFPQ6gnI6r45siH1M1-qax9lmvnXGZS_BvtRIwPwKt1M8hgI-Vy/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0467.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416426485131617730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9YrAc32m9fhx6yyX3hhQSG0BNNdsI_7poGwAEAuAglNm4qfA6icUHoQwbCtk7X0lFj9R5jtP8uf2cH3dzIlIid49TrFPQ6gnI6r45siH1M1-qax9lmvnXGZS_BvtRIwPwKt1M8hgI-Vy/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0467.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">That's just me out on the job of the telescope.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwR9EY0Ny713kU2ScGLOOvSnMM3D1vPcV5v5aHNX4xdPimyBVnX4ddIRUGKZu3gbc6y8Wog8WCLL8W-82Tkg6XC_B116SX46_C1-brKSCZhpgKcHcq5YbUvvBiEmwFkzhINgyMvjno9Zz/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0488.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416426492413596578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwR9EY0Ny713kU2ScGLOOvSnMM3D1vPcV5v5aHNX4xdPimyBVnX4ddIRUGKZu3gbc6y8Wog8WCLL8W-82Tkg6XC_B116SX46_C1-brKSCZhpgKcHcq5YbUvvBiEmwFkzhINgyMvjno9Zz/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0488.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Contrails from a C-130.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TqtMNSIHfI6PzKqhdUacgZqBVPhR5md-Ov5fnC1ASCBWAwoJPInwZNmdzzxQMw14m717WxVW6Vm_yQyiF1Emhfp2OMS81O1LsqjsBOnVrhlAtBU2nVZUPYQ1w_a_M446wp0pXDCNH8Cp/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0482.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416426486741637058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TqtMNSIHfI6PzKqhdUacgZqBVPhR5md-Ov5fnC1ASCBWAwoJPInwZNmdzzxQMw14m717WxVW6Vm_yQyiF1Emhfp2OMS81O1LsqjsBOnVrhlAtBU2nVZUPYQ1w_a_M446wp0pXDCNH8Cp/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0482.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>The Dome entrance.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3il0rlHPN3m_kAn3TeOmN7Cv8vSy0GlhTcSCXy_jETYx8C81C8wBIMN2J3Z1k8n7HUQtvD-TlZsvMGFTvJw7E-sQu_s4p6I-Kt0C-W4P1QvK9SqVvGw0vgEjO_Wc-1gIwWVyXEbNpb4n/s1600-h/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0458.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416426473930378514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3il0rlHPN3m_kAn3TeOmN7Cv8vSy0GlhTcSCXy_jETYx8C81C8wBIMN2J3Z1k8n7HUQtvD-TlZsvMGFTvJw7E-sQu_s4p6I-Kt0C-W4P1QvK9SqVvGw0vgEjO_Wc-1gIwWVyXEbNpb4n/s400/NPX_wk4_2009_10_0458.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-39952175551817866802009-12-17T20:09:00.000-08:002009-12-17T20:19:31.127-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OyhUgOjn2HTX3udkafs9MMlcS4oaldVndORnND4dAMilZu4AH_Y-Nuf5y_6QNheYRcJdxIm3MuiizH_d_GJX8BdNE0z9AT7KJuFiEyzecmUbm4j8U7O3DX0yOldRLA3SreqVs_TApWGA/s1600-h/NPX_wk3_2009_10_0439.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416424449787491234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OyhUgOjn2HTX3udkafs9MMlcS4oaldVndORnND4dAMilZu4AH_Y-Nuf5y_6QNheYRcJdxIm3MuiizH_d_GJX8BdNE0z9AT7KJuFiEyzecmUbm4j8U7O3DX0yOldRLA3SreqVs_TApWGA/s400/NPX_wk3_2009_10_0439.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Everyone in the break shack after work.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLhb944Lyl05SaEZ5R_TcMOYoNGox7uJHXjUEpVhvey4pMLF3eTW0aW1qup9qvaikM4Oh348eUIzUeILezcVnf6EaJ7GZFulQ0V8ag-4OE-ObP1gTWqteeeVZ21L_No8fxwPQGnaeXoim/s1600-h/NPX_wk3_2009_10_0430.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416424441674983666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLhb944Lyl05SaEZ5R_TcMOYoNGox7uJHXjUEpVhvey4pMLF3eTW0aW1qup9qvaikM4Oh348eUIzUeILezcVnf6EaJ7GZFulQ0V8ag-4OE-ObP1gTWqteeeVZ21L_No8fxwPQGnaeXoim/s400/NPX_wk3_2009_10_0430.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pilot</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">preparing</span> the "Twin Otter" to take off to a field camp somewhere around the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">continent</span>. The other plane that you can see the nose of is a DC-3.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLxHUVBTrG4OiV_kx_pPgTcgRtzVeoPZDQUAx7QK48Sw0oTlJ2tfxGzTADg7r8swwAZQi9vlZ_REmY2pKlsXTJlPSviBaZYSVJaFAJ6ZT7kmNpfXZFiq2L8j8kISD6N86qFOxX1lzvEbF/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0252.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416424437138220338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLxHUVBTrG4OiV_kx_pPgTcgRtzVeoPZDQUAx7QK48Sw0oTlJ2tfxGzTADg7r8swwAZQi9vlZ_REmY2pKlsXTJlPSviBaZYSVJaFAJ6ZT7kmNpfXZFiq2L8j8kISD6N86qFOxX1lzvEbF/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0252.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is what it is like when mail arrives the South Pole. If it is a large <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">quantity</span>, we chain together and pass the boxes up the stairs and down the hall. So that could be your package in the picture if you send me one..... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Andrew V. Williams, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">RPSC</span></div><div align="center">South Pole Station</div><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PSC</span> 468 Box 400</div><div align="center">APO AP 96598<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoqRu3ka-eP_G1LMLTl77XUqs67jhpCSMcGsgK0QrNAKycYILoVRYuEWW47iu5rnX2l_2Iq3qoqZYSzL7pfIFmXva6aM5wTnlTjuQeA4W8wEWpDn4sJyXySeTJHtLvnuqk5QDlzWpifs6/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416424432059588962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoqRu3ka-eP_G1LMLTl77XUqs67jhpCSMcGsgK0QrNAKycYILoVRYuEWW47iu5rnX2l_2Iq3qoqZYSzL7pfIFmXva6aM5wTnlTjuQeA4W8wEWpDn4sJyXySeTJHtLvnuqk5QDlzWpifs6/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Devon and myself doing a self-portrait in front of the South Pole Telescope. The telescope is also known as 10 meter telescope because of its size.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzQsF8wEgNcLVrcwfArDnOWA-M_bQr-scIeTJyFRCdHjUMA3jAdYEJIaHeMi9W50dzt82kbbhLInALLx54TQO2ipjLrBgrNVMD9o4KQzGqM01lNKXrz121FN4m2FFuD5Xa831vo8uzZyg/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0229.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416424422442196674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzQsF8wEgNcLVrcwfArDnOWA-M_bQr-scIeTJyFRCdHjUMA3jAdYEJIaHeMi9W50dzt82kbbhLInALLx54TQO2ipjLrBgrNVMD9o4KQzGqM01lNKXrz121FN4m2FFuD5Xa831vo8uzZyg/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0229.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-61467257732648982732009-12-16T09:00:00.000-08:002009-12-16T09:26:08.879-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span><span>Devon and I working in one of the Jamesways next to the Carp Shop. We just finished building a table for my jobsite out at SPT.</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Nm7BrlJ1qnEPGTdi2YxKgTHfcmjyXRpWE06bH2HkKr_cAwXTLOVqTlTQ2zGN7NTqjmwywLMIkNG1QscY5J5NLqDkCw8mOc0zccDjGehaN_QDzLAc41AyEPiMuKnSlLJ4MTgCQ-A0Gl_C/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Nm7BrlJ1qnEPGTdi2YxKgTHfcmjyXRpWE06bH2HkKr_cAwXTLOVqTlTQ2zGN7NTqjmwywLMIkNG1QscY5J5NLqDkCw8mOc0zccDjGehaN_QDzLAc41AyEPiMuKnSlLJ4MTgCQ-A0Gl_C/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415882394964269650" border="0" /></a>This is the South Pole Telescope before we started siding the building.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0V7VPZzLzGrKIJ_9sEu2VJJJzEoak9R8HwGKfvvX3bWocAyP_9vdtsuP1Ekd187MN7PH4TZIJVkTeNqb_L9Oy9L00b96IqvuxOJi3pY4LzsxVND56xjq7ApNK27YYupKgXoNKZXLXSKj6/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0V7VPZzLzGrKIJ_9sEu2VJJJzEoak9R8HwGKfvvX3bWocAyP_9vdtsuP1Ekd187MN7PH4TZIJVkTeNqb_L9Oy9L00b96IqvuxOJi3pY4LzsxVND56xjq7ApNK27YYupKgXoNKZXLXSKj6/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415882385348263954" border="0" /></a>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-7323808172033018292009-12-15T10:06:00.000-08:002009-12-15T10:19:31.750-08:00<div align="center">Home sweet home again! This is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jamesway</span> 4 (J-4), where I live. If you can see the little sign above the door, it says "J-4" in the diamond. Above the diamond it says "Larry" from "Larry, Curly and Moe" from the old days when the Navy was running operations at the South Pole. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbVZGdLM_spAws45ZDDBbjURDZd9dFy4B8_3f5_J3Rm4jc1E8oMLGTsJgxef2X4QzBvhc_D9KDvEaD2Mm-d5kV99XFRh2FCsDraYWOBHGO1qSyyxy65m6jKA-os7WqF_oD8VRerkg1jF_/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0197.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415527319237628450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbVZGdLM_spAws45ZDDBbjURDZd9dFy4B8_3f5_J3Rm4jc1E8oMLGTsJgxef2X4QzBvhc_D9KDvEaD2Mm-d5kV99XFRh2FCsDraYWOBHGO1qSyyxy65m6jKA-os7WqF_oD8VRerkg1jF_/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0197.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Standing under the South Pole Telescope. This is the foundation for the huge telescope. The South Pole Telescope was one of the first projects I worked on installing siding.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLKBSImd6qr0GhBscPSbXPY5znwgnwRCcgxL3f5YVCcW1sEcQV4M7sv1bBt5dwuGhBrBnZVS-Lrun19-9_oHcd9OfFyfRUTHNnS1lXjV9wkjHKcI9iHWpd_S5W7sPF0dGFkMFrD1RMLl2/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0175.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415527311550683058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLKBSImd6qr0GhBscPSbXPY5znwgnwRCcgxL3f5YVCcW1sEcQV4M7sv1bBt5dwuGhBrBnZVS-Lrun19-9_oHcd9OfFyfRUTHNnS1lXjV9wkjHKcI9iHWpd_S5W7sPF0dGFkMFrD1RMLl2/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0175.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The geographical South Pole and the flags that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">surrounds</span> it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiHAQObtx1utS6JMIwaP_VOOuoLpRJDTywl4SOForzfeKIfSFQ9hUecilSwmXVzBARddWx2_dqK9_WSvXCxdesx1XGsDLcK7FZhmSBpyMRZWLuaeFcLp5Sc2Sg9o56tjAVmtRRUffc9-y/s1600-h/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415527307192988338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiHAQObtx1utS6JMIwaP_VOOuoLpRJDTywl4SOForzfeKIfSFQ9hUecilSwmXVzBARddWx2_dqK9_WSvXCxdesx1XGsDLcK7FZhmSBpyMRZWLuaeFcLp5Sc2Sg9o56tjAVmtRRUffc9-y/s400/NPX_wk2_2009_10_0119.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jamesway</span> room after being "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">teepeed</span>".<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWdsP_aIcTNfkKuLjKTJrP3r6zwvYDJonZg6jpeqtOzN6XItXux1pQcto8clbQZKCDBx0VtWK9kBqcGthuzzn8l-77Lfom3f51xEa9km44L0ZL5DpvLc2wlaxV6mZXw2HdcHPwLCJHWtq/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415527299009952306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWdsP_aIcTNfkKuLjKTJrP3r6zwvYDJonZg6jpeqtOzN6XItXux1pQcto8clbQZKCDBx0VtWK9kBqcGthuzzn8l-77Lfom3f51xEa9km44L0ZL5DpvLc2wlaxV6mZXw2HdcHPwLCJHWtq/s400/NPX_2009_10_0091.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The tape measure salute for one of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">winterover</span> carpenters leaving. I am the 3rd person standing on the left.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUoD6qkvI1pYECQRBB5e4HsD5-WXzM6IXqZj71COOrlRUj2wSm3xD1NABmKJ8mK9CJGnYnOlFS6pt3Q6VWfM8ZeaJB5QEV4LwQuBxd1IhIf7rBb5hgNMGG0Uwq3yxTpTMvruclZuSF5lf/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415527287792687698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUoD6qkvI1pYECQRBB5e4HsD5-WXzM6IXqZj71COOrlRUj2wSm3xD1NABmKJ8mK9CJGnYnOlFS6pt3Q6VWfM8ZeaJB5QEV4LwQuBxd1IhIf7rBb5hgNMGG0Uwq3yxTpTMvruclZuSF5lf/s400/NPX_2009_10_0088.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-36517944800982479202009-12-14T21:01:00.001-08:002009-12-14T21:06:23.514-08:00More Pictures :)<div align="left">Arrival at the South Pole for the 3rd year in a row. I was on the one year plan of coming down to the ice. But it's good to be back!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHgWc-wE9vORdWi-c51fZ75FzmTa7pcXEBRnTWQ3JNcuOgz8CAHAZxZmuGk53ozuU6FcoQaIxO4Q5dlCjRIzLEmJcyeTDWSb-Er1A69We2XwORkv5hAN_Ls24xJ_YVFMcTX4V2CGMHpAx/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415324027057430642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHgWc-wE9vORdWi-c51fZ75FzmTa7pcXEBRnTWQ3JNcuOgz8CAHAZxZmuGk53ozuU6FcoQaIxO4Q5dlCjRIzLEmJcyeTDWSb-Er1A69We2XwORkv5hAN_Ls24xJ_YVFMcTX4V2CGMHpAx/s400/NPX_2009_10_0079.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2o7qTJ7vqi5CXjMG0ZLjpDQDqGZyb8sNYMdRyxlFavKeqXIOormkWf00iD3kZ2qNDmFqOVmcJ2ICi-EedxB9zBemKc7It0ntrvntxDQGTeYcDdFOgjlOV6Otc5eLmpOlxH1yN7ZY8e31/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415324021050496658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2o7qTJ7vqi5CXjMG0ZLjpDQDqGZyb8sNYMdRyxlFavKeqXIOormkWf00iD3kZ2qNDmFqOVmcJ2ICi-EedxB9zBemKc7It0ntrvntxDQGTeYcDdFOgjlOV6Otc5eLmpOlxH1yN7ZY8e31/s400/NPX_2009_10_0077.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Getting ready to depart to the South Pole on a C-130 run by the New York Air National Guard.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFkwcGjRDNMZBUIkZ_L1lh8CD2jehyphenhyphenqEWT2OaqV6ypw3hhua77JjIhDk5WgT8iFVpXIcW2-q2o27GZY8z3-hwoLOWVqARhslA17Or8tsGp-mYqUD671jx_-E_jn1k7KtuDyKwseH0wKc9/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415324016045808722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFkwcGjRDNMZBUIkZ_L1lh8CD2jehyphenhyphenqEWT2OaqV6ypw3hhua77JjIhDk5WgT8iFVpXIcW2-q2o27GZY8z3-hwoLOWVqARhslA17Or8tsGp-mYqUD671jx_-E_jn1k7KtuDyKwseH0wKc9/s400/NPX_2009_10_0067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Arriving at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">McMurdo</span> on the C-17 after the 5 hour flight.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFbe5po4nLa6l-cxZpTMTLmnycYgKu-YwhIMYtNf_Q6DB_RucYWzAmDWqnUtaDZwSxUSAGcRUR_hEmoaz09imsO1ccWSQ2q3FwF1yQI5Yw1dYZlYAsDoA8AOXOkK2ItrapBUD6LcC1CHN/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415324011516226386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFbe5po4nLa6l-cxZpTMTLmnycYgKu-YwhIMYtNf_Q6DB_RucYWzAmDWqnUtaDZwSxUSAGcRUR_hEmoaz09imsO1ccWSQ2q3FwF1yQI5Yw1dYZlYAsDoA8AOXOkK2ItrapBUD6LcC1CHN/s400/NPX_2009_10_0057.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A DC-3 plane sitting on the "Ice Runway" at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">McMurdo</span>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yUfQJG2P3NLc3mifn9mP6go76rQo_HPGWDADFCeij007_LRdz4C4H8jlr27CAN3cPb-UWnlfxETTLg6LXcHh436Dr_Lry7IGUU3j6xAd1YZiEjjGpG4wlpWeODIiUPekgflGVIJZ86qn/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415324009927824978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yUfQJG2P3NLc3mifn9mP6go76rQo_HPGWDADFCeij007_LRdz4C4H8jlr27CAN3cPb-UWnlfxETTLg6LXcHh436Dr_Lry7IGUU3j6xAd1YZiEjjGpG4wlpWeODIiUPekgflGVIJZ86qn/s400/NPX_2009_10_0052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423279796387774748.post-11835074912097986492009-12-14T20:50:00.000-08:002009-12-14T20:58:42.342-08:00Finally, a blog!Some of the most majestic sites I have ever seen in my life, some of the Transantarctic Mountains.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWI3vjsIHIImAcqDa2GSjrRp6uV31p0-hBB2_ty5WUFL7-UwbzbhOXJRfsMUBCQnRP4AAUs2GBRqhnWwGBmhV8sIfpqTWSsGVgDQZgCIAYnmJF1f_QQzLn1RktBfuXRbmwZr3kLLFcaN5/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415321348787907922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWI3vjsIHIImAcqDa2GSjrRp6uV31p0-hBB2_ty5WUFL7-UwbzbhOXJRfsMUBCQnRP4AAUs2GBRqhnWwGBmhV8sIfpqTWSsGVgDQZgCIAYnmJF1f_QQzLn1RktBfuXRbmwZr3kLLFcaN5/s400/NPX_2009_10_0030.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSxo7bCEirDBnju71CNfEpYKSo6wFAnhe3c50iirjbRgrma24Z-PQf0KRu9nACTYhOnso4a3L_lTjaut_sogLfDT2GTFmA21xsU3zmxWA-nG9hYAQswAGUrkhy00Fj0oOuDx4SOt3xZOv/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415321344914506114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSxo7bCEirDBnju71CNfEpYKSo6wFAnhe3c50iirjbRgrma24Z-PQf0KRu9nACTYhOnso4a3L_lTjaut_sogLfDT2GTFmA21xsU3zmxWA-nG9hYAQswAGUrkhy00Fj0oOuDx4SOt3xZOv/s400/NPX_2009_10_0031.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is inside the C-17 flight from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo, Antarctica. The flight takes roughly 5 hours on the C-17.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1JeXYD-Dgmy751Jq5EocAagiWyRWt9dKgQkPPFjAbn3XfjDeYjmsFKPkp7DZcw9Ugth2UZR4cltRx0wRdms7QyvnqjS8QzPU8XtIcR3aMlIZoZc5sFLE0K8WXO3J4ZdExmHTFQDr9MpR/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415321335212795266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1JeXYD-Dgmy751Jq5EocAagiWyRWt9dKgQkPPFjAbn3XfjDeYjmsFKPkp7DZcw9Ugth2UZR4cltRx0wRdms7QyvnqjS8QzPU8XtIcR3aMlIZoZc5sFLE0K8WXO3J4ZdExmHTFQDr9MpR/s400/NPX_2009_10_0007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8uNNMeoskeOp4YCRxGpduqfJqmfNb_BQimsWQFRGXJyBC579EPU6HTtzw3m2vhbAMwZKoJGMOIfpozqImFdADkqel5AfwZs00p1naeSaxaa1ynv9h7cCDkgwMMrHG9IsJV2R6RTkCiSe/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415321332001590162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8uNNMeoskeOp4YCRxGpduqfJqmfNb_BQimsWQFRGXJyBC579EPU6HTtzw3m2vhbAMwZKoJGMOIfpozqImFdADkqel5AfwZs00p1naeSaxaa1ynv9h7cCDkgwMMrHG9IsJV2R6RTkCiSe/s400/NPX_2009_10_0003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho8hDUGSgZvft5EW_HN_rkn1qRKDIZOJknuEqynsF9nwirCpeR9rAN6DSzrZwpv-FbNpmPylgvKiyJj6tz4fgz4XPpITvqnRiK9z1FbcBc63y8cdrP8OMJzDtMMWdVNz8xVjVL6gZnKsE/s1600-h/NPX_2009_10_0002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415321324685534898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho8hDUGSgZvft5EW_HN_rkn1qRKDIZOJknuEqynsF9nwirCpeR9rAN6DSzrZwpv-FbNpmPylgvKiyJj6tz4fgz4XPpITvqnRiK9z1FbcBc63y8cdrP8OMJzDtMMWdVNz8xVjVL6gZnKsE/s400/NPX_2009_10_0002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I finally got around to getting my blog posted. Although this is only the first entry 5 or 6 weeks into the journey, I will post mostly just pictures. If you are interested here is my address down here at the South Pole:</div><div> </div><div>Andrew V. Williams, RPSC</div><div>South Pole Station</div><div>PSC 468 Box 400</div><div>APO AP 96598</div><div> </div><div>Smaller packages make it faster!</div><div> </div><div>And here are the blogs from my previous two adventures to Antarctica:</div><div> </div><div>Year 1, Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2008</div><div><a href="http://avw-southpole.blogspot.com/">http://avw-southpole.blogspot.com</a></div><div> </div><div>Year 2, Sept. 2008 - Feb. 2009</div><div><a href="http://avw-antarctica.blogspot.com/">http://avw-antarctica.blogspot.com</a></div><div><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div>AVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00510862822739374065noreply@blogger.com0