Polar Soils Blog

We finally made it to the field! The weather yesterday was very nice, so we were able to fly across McMurdo sound to the Dry Valleys! First,...

Well, we never made it to the field. The weather didn't clear up enough to be safe for flying until after the holiday break began. That ...

We were scheduled to fly this morning to New Harbor, but we woke up to falling snow. This is what it looks like at McMurdo Station right now...

We've spent the past two days at McMurdo Station getting ready to go to the field. We've had several different training sessions (to...

We finally made it to McMurdo! Last night, we packed all of our gear, donned our ECW, and boarded the plane to fly to McMurdo. Here's a ...

Well, our flight never left Christchurch last night. We've been delayed for "at least" 24 hours, which means we get to spend a...

It's almost time to head to the Ice! The last leg of our flight, from Christchurch to McMurdo, is scheduled for later tonight. During ...