Seth's Long Winded and Barely Readable
But Perhaps Mildly Entertaining
Polar Photo Journal
Photos © 2002-2007 Seth White
This humble site was started during my
stay at McMurdo Station from October 2002 - October 2003 and I have continued to add to it while working different jobs in
the Arctic and Antarctic. It was originally just a basic webpage where I could post a few photos and words for people
back home, but has since (de-)evolved into my ice journal over the four years since I first stepped off the plane as a wide-eyed FNGie.
But ultimately, it's really not that different than many of the useless blogs which now populate cyberspace, so take it all with a
grain or two of salt. Originally, I wanted to keep this site unpublished so that only friends and family would read it, but inevitably
the URL got onto the web. I decided to keep it running though, so if you somehow found it from the WWW, welcome, and
I hope you find something interesting.
RECENT UPDATES:
8/2/07: Yet more from the Arctic here. This page is another of my usual contrivances, but from
a very unusual place: Qaanaaq Greenland. I was extremely fortunate to spend a week here earlier this month.
7/9/07: Hello, from Thule Air Base. This is my only Arctic trip this season, but it's a good one. I am sitting here at the lab with
Ron, Birgit, and Joe, and thought this would be as good a time as any to post a page...about McMurdo...that I started working on
almost 4 months ago. I originally made a couple pages during my first season (02-03) showing random McMurdo
scenes as well as little bits of art and creativity left here by people over the years. I have never gotten tired of
wandering around McMurdo and finding these sorts of things, so here
is another page about the lesser-known parts of Antarctica's most diverse station.
2/12/07: I finally finished my last page from Thule, a mere 7 months after I was actually there. It has mostly nature
photos from the gorgeous area around Thule. Click here. I am back in the office
these days, and there is no shortage of things to do here. In fact we just hired two more people for the Polar group and are
hoping to add another. I may travel to the Arctic this summer for a couple weeks, but it's not certain yet if the
opportunity will arise or if I'll have the time. But either way I'll be back
for trip #7 to Antarctica next year. This season went extremely well, with another visit to South
Pole being the major highlight. I ended up with a handful of good pictures so with any luck I'll post them in a month
or two.
ANTARCTICA
My second time to Pole, with the new station fully operational and the dome empty. Times they are a' changin'.
Two deployments to McMurdo this season, with the luxury of a month home in between.
Trip #3 to McMurdo - a summer season working for a science group.
More of the same, this time from Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Pictures and thoughts from two weeks at the South Pole, again working for a science group.
A few more pages from McMurdo, this time as a "tourist" while
visiting for two weeks with a science group.
Webpages about life as a station worker during a year at McMurdo, from October 2002 through October 2003.
THE ARCTIC
I spent another week working at Thule, but beforehand I was able to take a week of vacation in the town of Qaanaaq.
Notes from a field campaign in the High Arctic, at probably the most unique Air Force Base in the world.
Another short trip to Summit Camp, this time to install a permanent GPS base station.
Two more trips to Summit of the Greenland Ice Cap during summer '05, while the camp itself was being rearranged.
Photos from a month at a US Arctic research station. Summit Camp is very close to Antarctica
in many respects.
OTHER PAGES
A photo tour of the polar ship Fram, veteran of three epic polar expeditions including
Amundsen's South Pole journey.
Antarctic links from a few friends and associates.
Bored?
Polar Photo Journal
Photos © 2002-2007 Seth White
This humble site was started during my
stay at McMurdo Station from October 2002 - October 2003 and I have continued to add to it while working different jobs in
the Arctic and Antarctic. It was originally just a basic webpage where I could post a few photos and words for people
back home, but has since (de-)evolved into my ice journal over the four years since I first stepped off the plane as a wide-eyed FNGie.
But ultimately, it's really not that different than many of the useless blogs which now populate cyberspace, so take it all with a
grain or two of salt. Originally, I wanted to keep this site unpublished so that only friends and family would read it, but inevitably
the URL got onto the web. I decided to keep it running though, so if you somehow found it from the WWW, welcome, and
I hope you find something interesting.
RECENT UPDATES:
RECENT UPDATES:
8/2/07: Yet more from the Arctic here. This page is another of my usual contrivances, but from
a very unusual place: Qaanaaq Greenland. I was extremely fortunate to spend a week here earlier this month.
7/9/07: Hello, from Thule Air Base. This is my only Arctic trip this season, but it's a good one. I am sitting here at the lab with
Ron, Birgit, and Joe, and thought this would be as good a time as any to post a page...about McMurdo...that I started working on
almost 4 months ago. I originally made a couple pages during my first season (02-03) showing random McMurdo
scenes as well as little bits of art and creativity left here by people over the years. I have never gotten tired of
wandering around McMurdo and finding these sorts of things, so here
is another page about the lesser-known parts of Antarctica's most diverse station.
2/12/07: I finally finished my last page from Thule, a mere 7 months after I was actually there. It has mostly nature
photos from the gorgeous area around Thule. Click here. I am back in the office
these days, and there is no shortage of things to do here. In fact we just hired two more people for the Polar group and are
hoping to add another. I may travel to the Arctic this summer for a couple weeks, but it's not certain yet if the
opportunity will arise or if I'll have the time. But either way I'll be back
for trip #7 to Antarctica next year. This season went extremely well, with another visit to South
Pole being the major highlight. I ended up with a handful of good pictures so with any luck I'll post them in a month
or two.
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ANTARCTICA |
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My second time to Pole, with the new station fully operational and the dome empty. Times they are a' changin'. |
|
|
Two deployments to McMurdo this season, with the luxury of a month home in between. |
|
|
Trip #3 to McMurdo - a summer season working for a science group. |
|
|
More of the same, this time from Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. |
|
|
Pictures and thoughts from two weeks at the South Pole, again working for a science group. |
|
|
A few more pages from McMurdo, this time as a "tourist" while visiting for two weeks with a science group. |
|
|
|
Webpages about life as a station worker during a year at McMurdo, from October 2002 through October 2003. |
|
THE ARCTIC |
|
|
I spent another week working at Thule, but beforehand I was able to take a week of vacation in the town of Qaanaaq. |
|
|
Notes from a field campaign in the High Arctic, at probably the most unique Air Force Base in the world. |
|
|
Another short trip to Summit Camp, this time to install a permanent GPS base station. |
|
|
Two more trips to Summit of the Greenland Ice Cap during summer '05, while the camp itself was being rearranged. |
|
|
|
Photos from a month at a US Arctic research station. Summit Camp is very close to Antarctica in many respects. |
|
OTHER PAGES |
|
|
A photo tour of the polar ship Fram, veteran of three epic polar expeditions including Amundsen's South Pole journey. |
|
|
Antarctic links from a few friends and associates. |
|
|
Bored? |