The Antarctican Society Honorary President NRC's Committee on Abrupt Climate Mrs. Paul A. Siple Vol.The 00-01 National MarchChange. No. 3 Presidents Dr. Carl R. Eklund 1959-61 Dr. Paul A. Siple 1961-62 Academies Polar NRC’s Committee on abrupt Climate Mr. Gordon D. Cartwright 1962-63 Change. RADM David M. Tyree (Ret.)1963-64 Research Board Mr. George R. Toney 1964-65 Check the PRB's website at Mr. Morton J. Rubin 1965-66 Public Lecture www.national-academies.org/prb for Dr. Albert P. Crary 1966-68 Dr. Henry M. Dater 1968-70 further information, or call Mr. George A. Doumani 1970-71 Climate Change: (202) 334-3479.
Dr. William J. L. Sladen 1971-73 From the Poles to the World Mr. Peter F. Bermel 1973-75 Dr. Kenneth J. Bertrand 1975-77 Brash Ice Mrs. Paul A. Siple 1977-78 by Dr. Richard Alley Dr. Paul C. Dalrymple 1978-80 Pennsylvania State University This is the first newsletter put to bed Dr. Meredith F. Burrill 1980-82 outside of the Washington, DC Area, as Dr. Mort D. Turner 1982-84 it was put together on Midcoast Maine. Dr. Edward P. Todd 1984-86 Thanks to modern technology, we Mr. Robert H. T. Dodson 1986-88 Thursday, March 22 - 6:00 p.m. Dr. Robert H. Rutford 1988-90 conscripted John Splettstoesser, Jerry Mr. Guy G. Guthridge 1990-92 Room 104, Green Building Marty, Julie Palais, Polly Penhale and Dr. Polly A. Penhale 1992-94 Steve Dibbern to send us material over 2001 Wisconsin Avenue NW Mr. Tony K. Meunier 1994-96 the lines. We decided that we had better Mr. RonNaveen 1996-98 The National Academies go ahead with this end-of-the-season Dr. Paul C. Dalrymple 1998-00 newsletter without the usual inputs from (Georgetown Campus) our President, Kristin Larsen, whose Honorary Members Penguin Prattle column is not appearing as she is on the west coast studying for Ambassador Paul C. Daniels her bar exams. Dr. Laurence McKinley Gould Dr. Richard Alley is a glaciologist and a Count Emilio Pucci leader in the field of glacier dynamics Incidentally, dues are now do-able. If Sir Charles S. Wright and ice-core research on paleoclimates. you owe, you should have received a Mr. Hugh Blackwell Evans He is especially interested in the two big Dr. Henry M. Dater notice in the mail. For another year, our questions of glaciology: What was the Mr. August Howard dues for U.S. and Canada members Mr. Amory H. "Bud" Waite, Jr. world like in the past? Will the ice remain ten ($10) dollars per year. Dr. Charles W. Swithinbank sheets melt into the ocean and flood the Remittance to the address on our Dr. Paul C. Dalrymple coasts? He studies past climate change letterhead. by analyzing ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, and has demonstrated This person has always taken a dim that exceptionally large climate changes view of adventurers hitting orange golf The Antarctican Society have occurred in as little as a single balls off the top of some Antarctic 7338 Wayfarer Drive Fairfax year. His work seeks to understand the mountain, but in the great proliferation Station, Virginia 22039 of adventures that made Antarctica a causes of such changes. Dr. Alley is Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at continental highway this past austral the Pennsylvania State University's summer; finally something really Earth Systems Science Center. He is significant was accomplished. Two currently a member of the Polar Norwegians, Erik Sonneland and Rolf Research Board and is chairing the Bae, successfully completed an March 2001 UNSUPPORTED crossing of Antarctica designated B-15B and drifting north and MacAyeal said he expects soon to begin from Troll Station, Draining Maud the other piece, called B-15A, drifting analyzing the iceberg's motion and the Land, to Scott Base. A crossing of along the front of the Ross Ice Shelf effects of collisions between the berg 2,900 km in 107 days. But they over toward Ross Island and McMurdo and the shoreline and ice at Cape calculated the ordeal, as they finished Station. Along the way it was moved Crozier in Antarctica. The weather with three breakfasts, seven lunches, and by winds, tides and currents and from stations, assembled at the University of fifteen days of fuel. They were time to time was seen, with satellite Wisconsin, are equipped with batteries hastened, perhaps, by using their sails imagery, to collide with the front of the and solar panels. Based on their use on three days while crossing the Ross Ross Ice Shelf, spawning new icebergs elsewhere in Antarctica, they could be Ice Shelf, making a remarkable 210 km along the front of the ice shelf, in what expected to operate for as many as five one day! Siberian ponies, eat your have been called sympathetic calving years. hearts out!! events. One of the large icebergs that were formed in this process, C-16 then Scientists do not really know what We hope all of you in me Washington began drifting westward toward Ross causes these icebergs to calve in the firsi area will take advantage of the open Island in front of B-15 A. place. Although in the Antarctic door policy of the National Academies' Peninsula a similar phenomenon can be Polar Research Board Public Lecture by During this past austral summer field convincingly attributed to local Dr. Richard Alley of Perm State season (2000-01) me National Science warming in the region, the reason that University on Thursday evening, March Foundation funded a group of so many large icebergs calved off the 24,2001. Our society kicked in with a researchers from the University of front of the Ross Ice Shelf this last year small contribution towards liquid Chicago and the University of remains unclear. Scientists speculate libations and hors d'oeuvres, so enjoy Wisconsin to instrument the B-15A that the large rifts which cut through the before you hear one of this country's iceberg with automatic weather stations ice shelf, and which propagate with hottest items talk about climate change. (which are measuring wind velocity and time, weaken the ice on the ice shelf. We recently heard him speak at direction, relative humidity, surface This causes the large tabular icebergs to Bowdoin College, and if you want to temperature and barometric pressure) be generated once all of the rifts become know everything there is to be known and global positioning system (GPS) interconnected. The actual calving about Ice Ages, be sure to be there. Even units which will track the exact position event is probably triggered by a if you don't, come and socialize. of the iceberg. The scientists, Douglas combination of tidal forcing and MacAyeal of Chicago, and Jonathan weather conditions. Future research HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR FIRST- Thorn of Madison, Wisconsin were may allow scientists to better EVER COLORED PICTURES! transported in late January from understand these mechanisms and allow McMurdo Station on the U.S. Coast them to predict when the next major Guard icebreaker, Polar Sea to the breakout will occur.
Follow that Iceberg! iceberg and erected three stations on the ice surface, roughly 45 meters (150 feet) (Julie Palais/NSF) The South Pole above the surface of the ocean. These In March of last year a large iceberg instruments will allow scientists to track (Jerry Marty/NSF) (295 km/180 mi. by 37 km/25 mi.) the progress of the icebergs more about twice the size of Delaware, broke precisely than they were able to before Major construction projects in support off me front of the Ross Ice Shelf near with just the satellite images. Because of the National Science Foundation's Roosevelt Island and began drifting into storms and cloud cover often obscures Amundsen-Scott new South Pole me Ross Sea. The iceberg, designated me field of view, scientists sometimes scientific research station were B-15 (following the convention of the lose track of the iceberg for days at a completed this FY01 summer season Joint Ice Center which tracks icebergs time. The new instruments will allow despite extreme weather conditions in that are at least 10 nautical miles long. researchers to better understand what Antarctica that have hampered cargo The letter refers to the quadrant of determines the motion of these icebergs flights. ThisFYOl season represents Antarctica and the number is for how and how they are affected by weather the forth season of construction. During many icebergs have been observed in conditions and ocean currents. Several the past 4 years the following agencies that sector since the center first started weeks of data from the sensors have have assisted NSF in meeting the tracking icebergs), subsequently broke already been collected by satellite. project goals: Pacific Division Naval in half, with one portion being
2 The Antarctican Society Facilities Engineering Command Services, NSF's logistical contractor in so that it won't hurt quite so much, just (PACDIV) have assisted NSF in the Antarctica, worked closely with a longer. The total cost is going to be design management. The Architect for number of government agencies and $152.9 million, with the station the project is Ferraro Choi. US Army sub-contractors to achieve the success. modernization cost $127.9 million and Cold Regions Research and Engineering the so-called safety and environmental Laboratory (CRREL) has provided The first major construction season for upgrades a cool $25 million. It will all technical oversight. the elevated station (food service, be completed, hopefully, in the austral housing, science, administration, summer of 04-05, with dedication of the The new power plant (NPP) which went medical, communication, work stations, station sometime in January 2005. The on line January 20,2001 will increase emergency power facility, multipurpose first housing occupancy will be in the the station's peak generating capacity to area, and meteorological) began this year 2003. All rooms will be the same one megawatt of electrical energy, while summer season. The summer scope was although the design will have provisions providing three levels of back-up to frame (structural steel) the exterior to move walls to accommodate couples redundancy. The completion of the for wings Al (50 person housing) and and separate male and female bathroom NPP also completes the last of the three A2 (mechanical & electrical on the first facilities. This is the third wintering SPSE (South Pole Safety and floor and food service on the second over season representing full winter Environmental) projects. The new Fuel floor), and enclose the wings in support interior work. Eat your hearts out, Storage facility which converted the of winter-over interior work. The Seabees!! previous 9 each 25,000 gallon fuel connecting vertical tower was also part bladders to 45 each 10,000 gallon of the summer scope, which functions storage tanks (with secondary as the connector link between the Palmer Station containment, leak detection, and fire surface elevated station (SPSM) and the (Polly Penhale/NSF) suppression) was completed January sub-surface industrial facilities (SPSE). 1999. The new Garage/Shop facility See figures 1 and 2 in newsletter. A The 2000/2001 season at Palmer Season was completed for occupancy December 20 person construction crew is wintering was highly successful on all fronts: 1999. Both the Garage/Shop and NPP and interior work is proceeding (again a science, operations, and public outreach. facilities included winter-over 50 person station winter population, I spent a month on station (See figure 3 construction with crew sizes up to 20 including 11 science and 19 support). in newsletter) during January and February as the National Science persons (total station population being The water and sewer system design Foundation Representative Antarctic 50 with the added 20 support and 10 Peninsula before joining the U.S. provides for "bulbs" to be located 1850 science, as an average). Antarctic Treaty Inspection Team for its feet from the new station. For safety work in the Antarctic Peninsula region. The construction of a new satellite and ease of maintenance the utility lines During the month, there were 37 people ground station, MARISAT/GOES and will be placed in a tunnel (6 x 10 ft.) on station under the leadership of supporting RF building began during under the surface, which will allow for Station Manager Ron Nugent. Cara the month of November. The project access year around. The tunnel work Sucher was the Laboratory Manager and was completed on January 18, with began last season and was completed on Molly Hutsinpiller was the Physician. station personnel conducting a schedule this summer. The tunnel was The main science project conducted successful test of the ground station. The constructed (machine design by during my time on station was the nine-meter satellite dish will connect the CRREL) some 40 feet below the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research Pole with the commercial MARISAT- surface. Installation of the piping will Program (PAL-LTER) which is an be performed as part of the winter-over interdisciplinary project focusing on the F2 and NSF's GOES-3 satellites. The marine ecosystem in the Antarctic work this winter. system will transfer the large quantities Peninsula region. The theme is the of scientific data gathered each day in influence of the inter-annual variation in We asked Jerry Marty some specific support of the year-around work at the sea ice on the biological components of questions about this whole project, as it South Pole, back to universities and the ecosystem, with a focus on is such a massive undertaking that us laboratories in the U.S. for analysis. phytoplankton, krill and seabirds. The folks back in Peoria have a hard time project consisted of both station The new capability will supplement getting a handle on what is going on and research (under the leadership of Station coverage provided by NASA and US when. Us taxpayers are having our Science Leader Bill Fraser, Montana Air Force satellites. Employees of blood drawn out over a period of years State University) and a January research Raytheon Polar cruise (under the leadership of Chief
3 Marcn 2001 On the social front, Sunday became the Scientist Robin Ross, University of quieter!). Fire sprinklers were installed day of gourmet food, as station California, Santa Barbara). in the building. The new medical personnel took turns cooking dinner on The at-sea component was conducted on facility on the first floor of GWR is a the "cook's day off'. Station Manager die R/V Laurence M. Gould, on a cruise vast improvement over the cramped Ron Nugent became known for his New track which reached from Palmer quarters, which were formerly located Orlean's style cooking and electrician Station south to Rothera Station in in BioLab (the other main building on Dan Weisblatt's specialty was hand-cut Marguerite Bay. In the Palmer Station station). There is now double-door pasta. OAE Tony Amos, who came to vicinity, January proved to be a poor access to the medical facility from the Palmer Station to install a new tide month for krill, with Robin Ross finding few krill in the local area. At Rothera, outside, a larger examination gauge, prepared Shepherd's pie, made scientists from the British Antarctic room/medical lab, and a separate the traditional way from Tony's Survey joined the ship for some joint storage closet for medications. The childhood in England. That is, there research activities as part of an ongoing station store is also now located on the was a layer of baked beans in between cooperative project to link local coastal first floor of the GWR. the meat layer and the mashed potato research with the broader marine layer on the top. It was just terrific! My ecosystem research of the LTER. The station's public outreach program contribution to dinner was an industrial The on-station component focused on included a visit by Maria Stenzel, a size pan baklava. And the station photographer from the National seabirds, with an emphasis on continues its traditional end to the Geographic Magazine. She joined the population biology and foraging January LTER cruise with "cross-town ecology of Adelie penguins. The PAL- program in Punta Arenas for the cruise pizza", where station and ship personnel LTER seabird team under Bill Fraser to station, where she spent a few days join together for pizza cooked in the saw the lack of local krill populations photographing seabird research gallery and served in the GWR lounge. reflected in the diet samples of Adelie conducted by Bill Fraser. Maria left on penguins. The state of digestion of krill indicated that the birds were foraging the Golden Fleece, a yacht operated by Station personnel have a keen sense of quite a long distance from the station. Antarctic veteran Jerome Poncet, for a history and a community project Utilizing satellite tags, new research on month's trip of photography in the involved decorating the lounge with our the foraging of giant petrels nests, peninsula region. Prior to the Palmer historic collection of pennants and indicating an interaction between the Station visit, she spent six weeks at plaques from visiting ships and birds and commercial fishing activities. McMurdo Station and vicinity. A scientific expeditions. Plaques A major accomplishment of the past feature on the U.S. activities in commemorated the visits of ships from year was the completion of the GWR Antarctica will be published by the other Antarctic Treaty nations, from the (Garage, Warehouse, Recreation) National Geographic in the December U.S. Coast Guard, and from tour ships. building remodeling project, which was 2001 issue. The earliest dated plaque is from 1969 conducted by both summer and winter and many date from the 1970's. personnel. Both past (Antarctic Support Palmer Station also hosted twelve visits Pennants also dated from the 1960's and Associates) and present (Raytheon Polar by tour ships and several visits by ships commemorated various ships, other Support Company) contractors deserve of various Antarctic Treaty nations congratulations for the project's Antarctic stations, yachts, and during the summer season. Tour ship completion. At one time, the space on universities. Memorabilia from the R/V visits are scheduled through the the upper floor of WR (one of the two Hero, a replica of the R/V Polar Duke coordination between the NSF and major buildings on station) consisted of and photos of the current USAP ships berthing, the lounge, offices, storage IAATO (the Antarctic tour operators the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer and the rooms, the gym, the station store, the organization) and provide a means for R/V Laurence M. Gould complete the ham shack, and the laundry facility. NSF to inform the public about the historical collection. In the past few years, as the space on research conducted on station and in the station has been consolidated, it became Antarctic Peninsula region. A half-hour feasible to improve the quality of life lecture with slides is presented on board and safety through renovation of living ship, followed by a station tour and visit and recreation space. For example, all to Torgersen Island, home to 4,500 the bedrooms are doubles (no more Adelie penguin pairs. On station, visitors can collect literature on the U.S. four-person rooms!) and now the Antarctic Program and sample the berthing and recreation are separated at famous Palmer Station brownies. opposite ends of the floor (much
4 The Antarctican Society chose to apply for the job, was quickly their job on science projects. It is Ice Bound: A selected, and left for 'The Ice' shortly interesting that of the 41 people at the after is a vital part of the story. No station, the individuals listed in the Doctor's Incredible surprises that a bitter divorce, resulting book, with their specialties, number Battle for Survival at in her children having nothing to do only 34. The list is prefaced by the with her, would drive a person to seek statement that '...some participants do the South Pole isolation and a totally different way of not appear in the book, and others prefer life in a place she was totally unfamiliar not to be named.' That could be an by Jerri Nielsen, with Maryanne Vollers with, a not uncommon scenario for interesting story by itself. (John Splettstoesser/IAATO) many who winter over in Antarctica. After a period of getting used to living Anyway, get the book and read it. Its' Anyone who has not heard this story did and working with people who were jacket price is $23.95, published by th not have a TV set last year. The time mostly younger man her, some a bit Hyperion Press, 77 W. 66 St., New was last winter at the Amundsen-Scott eccentric as well, she adapted so well York 10023, and was just published South Pole Station, where 41 people that becoming a 'Polie' was an essential (2001, 362 p., 16 black-and-white were wintering over, an annual part of the experience, and she never photos, ISBN 0-7868-6684-5). The procedure for this U.S. station since its regretted it. The part that reappears in book appeared at about the time that presence at 90S latitude in 1957-58. The the story is that of her former husband Jerri appeared on national television tall population was a bit higher this winter and children who apparently ignored shows, giving a perspective of the than normal because of a construction her, even with the news of her life- doctor as a person. It's worth having on crew who were in the stages of building threatening condition. Why none of your Polar bookshelf. a new facility. What makes this story them even acknowledged her plight, and different, and worthy of a book, is that consistently did not respond to e-mail A Lifetime Loving shortly after the last LC-130 aircraft left messages from her, is unknown. The for the season, thereby shutting down author sets out some painful history of the Ice flights until the station reopened next her marriage, and puts it in the context spring, the station doctor, Jerri Nielsen, of a husband who was apparently This was the most suitable obituary discovered a lump in her breast. In a unwilling to see her gain the fame and headline in THE PRESS, published in standard summer season of operations, a publicity of a stranded heroine at the Christchurch, on January 18,2001, quick flight from McMurdo Station Pole - after the Press media discovered covering the passing of Jim Caffin. He would have gone to the Pole, picked her who she was, reporters constantly was an international authority on the up, dropped off her replacement, and hounded her parents and former Antarctic, and amassed a huge whisked her to New Zealand and the husband about anything that would add collection of information about the U.S. for evaluation. Not so this time. In to the story. According to the author, continent. I had the honor of meeting winter, you might as well as be on the her former husband told reporters that it Jim back in the 1980s, and was Moon, for no one is coming to get you was just like her to fabricate the whole enthralled by his breadth of knowledge because of what Antarctica is famous story in order to gain attention!! at what was going on at all of the for in winter— total darkness, unusually Antarctic station. He was truly a gold low temperatures, storms, and just plain Aside from all that intrigue, living and mine of information on Antarctica. His isolation. Because we know the working at the Pole is a suspenseful part interests in Antarctica were awakened outcome, the reason for reading this of the story as well. Occasional power when he interviewed Admiral Richard book is the suspense of events which outages, personalities interacting in a E. Byrd on his way to Antarctica on his ultimately resulted in an airdrop of closed environment, friendships 1933-35 Expedition. medical supplies in the dead of winter, developed, and day-to-day living make and a miraculous winter flight to the good reading. Because she was the only He became editor of the ANTARCTIC, Pole to pick her up after it was doctor at the station, she had to instruct an excellent news bulletin published determined by doctors in the U.S. who others to help her take a biopsy, for quarterly by the New Zealand Antarctic were in communication with the author example. The book is not about science Society. First published in 1956, it was that she did indeed have cancer. Not at the South Pole, although the most unique, as it was the only privately only that, the background of why this individuals who work their way into the published journal in the world 46-year-old emergency room physician story are identified as technicians doing specializing in international coverage of Antarctic affairs. Jim's service to 5 March 2001 Antarctic journalism was recognized in peaceful purposes, including the capability, environmental impact 1983 when he was awarded the MBE. prohibition of military activities, assessment, waste management, He retired as editor of the ANTARCTIC freedom of scientific research and conservation of flora and fauna, at the end of 1981. protection of the environment, hi management of protected areas, February 2001, the United States sent its understanding of Antarctic Treaty He actually had a legitimate job outside eleventh U.S. Antarctic Treaty provisions and tourist and non- of his Antarctic love, working as a Inspection Team to the field, with a governmental activities. Discussions journalist on the Christchurch Star and focus on stations in the Antarctic with station personnel were followed by Times. He was a correspondent for Peninsula region. The inspection a walk-through of the station facilities. United Press International and for the coincided with the 40th anniversary of Sydney Daily Telegraph. He also the entry into force of the Treaty. The team was cordially welcomed at contributed to the American news each station and station personnel were journals Time and Life. On the Press he The ten person U.S. Inspection team genuinely interested in providing an worked as an aviation correspondent, as was led by Raymond Arnaudo, open inspection. Station personnel a Parliamentary reporter, as a leader Department of State, with deputy team viewed the inspection process as a writer, and as a theater critic. As chief leaders Evan Bloom and Douglas positive tool to help improve their reporter for the Press, he was known for Boerman (also from Department of ability to adhere to the provisions of the his vast knowledge of local events and State). Other members of the team were Antarctic Treaty. There was a high personalities, and for his insistence on Katherine Biggs and David Lopez degree of environmental awareness at brevity and accuracy in the work of his (EPA), Peter Ward (U.S. Fish and all stations and cooperation in many staff. Wildlife Service), George Dupree (U.S. areas, including scientific research and Coast Guard), Bernard Link (U.S. logistics, was in evidence. While the He was notable as an incessant talker, Embassy, Chile), Al Sutherland and overall findings were quite positive, and his conversation often raced down Polly Penhale (both from the National improvements in areas such as fuel several tracks at once. On social Science Foundation). management and emergency occasions in the presence of his wife, preparedness would be a worthy goal Carol, she could often be heard recalling The inspection was conducted from for the future. A complete report of the him to his main theme, "Just the main February 2-16, using the R/V Inspection will be produced by the river, Jim. Not the tributaries." She Laurence M. Gould, NSF's research Department of State for circulation to was a piece of art in herself. My visit vessel in the peninsula, as transportation Antarctic Treaty parties. coincided with the publishing of between stations. The stations visited Elizabeth Chipman's WOMEN ON during the inspection were Arctowski THE ICE. Carol hypothesized that a (Poland), Ferraz (Brazil), Vernadsky Three Diaries better title might have been FRIGID (Ukraine), Juan Carlos I (Spain), St. WOMEN! Kliment Ohridsky (Bulgaria), Frei (by Steve Dibbern/OAE) (Chile), Artigas (Uruguay), Jubany Diaries are a favorite medium for We lost a real good one in Jim Caffin, (Argentina), Great Wall (China), understanding what happened on a dead at 88, predeceased by both his wife Bellingshausen (Russia), and King particular expedition. For the last two and their son. Sejong (South Korea). Christmases my daughter has managed to find two jewels, and I've added a U.S. Antarctic Treaty Using the Inspection Checklist third to round out the review. THE developed by the Antarctic Treaty QUIET LAND - THE ANTARCTIC DIARIES OF FRANK DEBENHAM, Inspection parties as a guideline, me team collected information on the following edited by June Debenham Back, Bluntisham Books, 1992 is the first and (by Polly Penhale/SNF) characteristics of each station: its the second is WITH SCOTT THE SIL history and physical description, VER LINING by Griffith Taylor, A cornerstone of the Antarctic Treaty is personnel, scientific research program, Bluntisham Books, 1997 (originally its provision for the right of all parties to station facilities (fuel storage/usage, published by Smith, Elder & Co., 1916) inspect any and all areas of Antarctica water system, power generation, More about the third later. to ensure compliance with all aspects of medical, hazardous chemical storage), Both Debenham and Taylor loom large the Treaty. This includes setting firearms/explosives, military support in the history of scientific exploration Antarctica aside exclusively for activities, emergency response during the Heroic era of Antarctic
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The Antarctican Society exploration. They were not after the dry valley now called Taylor Valley. is a beautifully illustrated diary of a Pole, although Taylor had hoped to be This was an area that could not be summer (one of three we are told) spent at part of the Southern Party to explore the traversed in the normal fashion with a Cape Royds observing, tagging, ways, and mountains in the area of the Beardmore sled as there was no snow. They were many other activities with the Adelie Glacier. Both men ended up doing the ill equipped for backpacking but were penguins in the world's southernmost pioneering exploration of the Dry so fascinated with the terrain and its rookery. She describes the life at a Valleys and spent two summers as the formation processes that they left their modern biological field camp. Her water "Western Parry". Taylor's famous sled and explored for a number of days colors are the main feature of the book narrative has been reprinted, and with only what they could carry. The and are delightful. They illustrate more Debenham's daughter has recently dry valley is also the subject of a about penguin behavior in a few pages published her father's diaries from the number of their best drawings. than many more academic books do in the Scott expedition. hundreds. I could be accused here of Taylor's book is a longer and more being a bit over the top here, but I DO complete narrative. He is clear, funny at Both diaries are fascinating reading. believe that a picture IS worth a thousand times and easy to read. Other than Together they give insights into what words and that a painted one is even better Cherry-Garrard's wonderful book, I went on that would be missing from a to emphasize detail. And they are believe Taylor's diary is easily the best single narrative. Taylor was the leader Charming! As is the test. Buy it for book to have emerged from the last of both trips, which was a yourself; buy it for your grandchildren, Scott expedition; it deals not in hardship disappointment to Debenham who had but buy it! It'll be the best $ 15 bucks and tragedy but in science, unique field hoped to lead the second trip. That both you've spent this year. trips were as harmonious as they were work and human relationships. speaks volumes to the character of the Debenham's diary was not written for The theme that binds these three books two Australians. publication so it is not as complete as together is they are all three interestingly Taylor's but it makes up for it in great illustrated diaries. Taylor's is the most What adds immeasurably to both books sketches and maps, and it also can be historically significant while Debenham's is that both men were turn of the used to see a second perspective on the lends a human touch and detail to the century geographers, and as such had same situations. Read them together story. But Ms. Webb's is the most pleasing been taught to sketch both the terrain and you won't be sorry. to the eye and to the soul. And in the end around them and details mat of all three diarists crossed paths in the The third and last diary for this review photography was not yet adept at McMurdo Sound. recording. These details were not is MY SEASON WITH PENGUINS - limited to geographical subjects but to AN ANTARCTIC JOURNAL by wonderful details of their equipment as Sophie Webb, Houghton, Mifflin Co., Our Society wishes to thank Tami well as themselves. The drawings, 2000. Ms. Webb's book is a thin tome Crane of TLC Creations in Port Clyde, maps and sketches are visit personal purported to be for those "age 10 and Maine, for doing this beautiful views of their two western trips. To me up" and I can heartily recommend it for newsletter. the best parts are the exploration of the the standpoint of the "and up" crowd! It
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