Comments on: Daily Life in McMurdo

By: Ray Barnes

Ray Barnes — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:45:39 +0000

I just applied for the surveyor position there, I have been looking at this and now I really want the job! I am pretty sure I could handle a whole year there because I have done several year long tours without going home. One was Korea and the other was Iraq.

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:29:50 +0000

Hope all is going well down their. Hey what is the miles of ice to the open water this year, just would like to know if you could find out please.

Thanks RJ

By: Roger AC Williams

Roger AC Williams — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:21:22 +0000

A fan of mountains since childhood (I cut my teeth on the Blue Hills in Milton, Mass., then New Hampshire’s White Mts), I was struck by that picture of the beautiful Royal Society Range (part of the Transantarctic Mts.). I wonder if anybody has climbed them. One party was out collecting meteorites and had the great good fortune of climbing the T.A. Mts. to scout for them. Few have such an opportunity. There were also some fossil collectors up there.
–Roger Williams, NOAA veteran (GMCC-CMDL-GMD).

By: Kjersti (age 9)

Kjersti (age 9) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:00:54 +0000

Dear Mr. Cassano,
I am nine years old. I love science. My mom, brother and I enjoyed reading your journal. Wow! It sure sounds cold there. We live in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. We are studying Antarctica right now in our home school. It is a very interesting place. I thought all deserts were hot. I noticed that there were only men in your pictures. Are there any female scientists there? Thank you.

By: Cassie Wheeler

Cassie Wheeler — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:28:01 +0000

Looks like their feeding you off of Fritos and Cheezits!

By: brett

brett — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:56:04 +0000

Sounds like a fascinating project and a great time! (You don’t need any more Aero Eng or GIS/imaging help, do ya? hehe). I’ll be following along.

By: Adriana Bailey

Adriana Bailey — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:42:44 +0000

What a great peak into life at McMurdo…especially the picture of the food store room. Can’t wait to hear about setting up at Pegasus. Those winds are sounding mighty fierce!

By: John

John — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:22:11 +0000

Hi All,

Thanks for the comments on my first blog post.

Feel free to drop me an e-mail (john.cassano@colorado.edu) if you want.

Cheers,
John