In the fall of 1976, I was sitting in a university conference room, awaiting the arrival of my dissertation professors. I was a young doctoral student with a truly unparalleled research opportunity... Read more: instagram.com/p/CruO7ZKR83v/ #antarctica #wiaa

I was interviewed for the April 1988 premiere issue of “Final Frontier - The Magazine of Space Exploration.” The first entry was by Isaac Asimov and astronauts and cosmonauts shared their opinions... Read more: instagram.com/p/CrzH6RLPBcn/ #antarctica #wiaa

My favorite television interview was aired 45 years ago today. The host, Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, had a grant with the National Science Foundation to create a regional science office at the San Diego Public Broadcasting... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsAA1xJPJpc/ #antarctica #wiaa

Antarctic diving in the mid-1970’s. If the underwater research site was close to McMurdo Station, a truck would drive on top of the frozen sea ice to the location. An augur, attached to the truck... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsFaJNTRsia/ #antarctica #wiaa

Journal Entry: May 12, 1977 Day 82 OWC - Only Woman on the Continent 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsKS9MJPfq5/ #antarctica #wiaa

Ralph was the Navy Photo Lab’s mascot. Part of my job for Scripps Institution of Oceanography was to develop and print B/W underwater photos from research sites. Vintage film processing techniques of the 70’s were... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsSR09JRxet/ #antarctica #wiaa

OMNI Magazine April 1988 Article By Alcestis Oberg “Space - Comradery” OMNI was a science and science fiction magazine in print from 1978 to 1995. Alcestis Oberg, a journalist specializing in pioneering space articles... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsXa7HDRLLC/ #antarctica #wiaa

Antarctic diving in the mid-1970’s The ultimate in comfort (not really) was the five-star-diving-accommodation-fish-hut. After summer hut dives, it was possible to return to the station by walking on the frozen sea ice... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsciDyJRtw6/ #antarctica #wiaa

Journal Entry: May 22, 1977 Day 92 OWC - Only Woman on the Continent It is becoming increasingly difficult to concentrate. However, I have been able to glance at a few chapters of “Polar Human Biology,” a book gift... Read more: instagram.com/p/CskNmGfxT9z/ #antarctica #wiaa

Snubbed by an intrepid polar explorer. Dr. Laurence McKinley Gould was a geologist and early polar explorer. He conducted surveys in both polar regions and was chief scientist on Richard Evelyn Byrd's 1928-30 Antarctic... Read more: instagram.com/p/Csq8SwCpsDl/ #antarctica #wiaa

Husky dogs were used in Antarctic exploration from 1899 to the 1960’s when motorized vehicles, adapted to the ice, became reliable. For the sake of history, they were maintained at New Zealand’s Scott Base for a few more... Read more: instagram.com/p/CsubWNEvMhw/ #antarctica #wiaa

There are no native Antarcticans. If there were, Seabee “Diesel Demon” would likely fill the bill. A rough-and-tumble heavy equipment operator, with a tolerance to below-zero weather, he also insisted... Read more: instagram.com/p/Cs4l9vjPOyb/ #antarctica #wiaa

I was interviewed by a journalist for the May 1978 article, “Antarktis: Kühlschrank der Erde” (Antarctica: Refrigerator of the Earth) in the German magazine Geo. We had a lovely interview about marine biology and... Read more: instagram.com/p/Cs7XpM4PyZ1/ #antarctica #wiaa

The wounded woman geologist. A massif is “a principal mountain mass, a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits”. Antarctica’s Dufek Massif is more than 30 miles long and named after Rear... Read more: instagram.com/p/CtAnpueRQfx/ #antarctica #wiaa

Journal Entry: June 5, 1977 Day 108 OWC - Only Woman on the Continent More than 100 days of confinement with this tattered group. Surprisingly we still have new stories to share while lounging around after dinner... Read more: instagram.com/p/CtIETMGvXs1/ #antarctica #wiaa

McMurdo Station, Antarctica 1977 McMurdo and Scott Stations are getting smacked this week by Condition One (-100 degree F) and Herbie (hurricane force winds) weather. I have sweet memories of Antarctica’s ferocity... Read more: instagram.com/p/CtNm0EsRD9y/ #antarctica #wiaa

Retro National Enquirer Halloween 1978 was one of the most embarrassing days of my life. I was in the university library, fretting over my upcoming dissertation defense. A classmate approached with a snide comment... Read more: instagram.com/p/CtSmRBLReCR/ #antarctica #wiaa

Antarctic diving in the mid-1970’s We used a variety of data collection techniques in our benthic ecology study*. The ocean water was clear, without floating particles to deter the view. Photographs were taken in the... Read more: instagram.com/p/CtaPaVAPIJe/ #antarctica #wiaa

The Pee-Barrell Affair I worked “on the ice” the summer of ‘76 and winter & summer of ‘77. I took a month-long vacation between winter and the second hectic summer. My flight out was a ski-equipped C-130. The cabin was... Read more: instagram.com/p/Ctfg7ZKxOcN/ #antarctica #wiaa

1988 SCAR Colloquium - Human Factors Research in Antarctica Dr. Zoe Gardner was the first woman to winter-over for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition. In 1976 she was the medical doctor and only... Read more: instagram.com/p/CtsRSBDv1YX/ #antarctica #wiaa