Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 35 at the Pole

There’s the moon, but where’s the sun? It’s coming, it’s coming. At the South Pole, [...]

Week 34 at the Pole

As with any week at the Pole, activities involved a mix of work and play, [...]

Week 33 at the Pole

If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Not so for auroras. These spellbinding light [...]

Week 32 at the Pole

Kids, don’t try this at home. At least not without proper equipment. Here some winterovers [...]

Week 31 at the Pole

Sun or moon? From the photo it’s hard to tell. It sure looks like a [...]

Week 30 at the Pole

It’s the photographer’s trifecta for wintering at the South Pole—a shot of the sky with [...]

Week 29 at the Pole

The auroras tell you it’s winter at the South Pole—you can’t see auroras there during [...]

Week 28 at the Pole

It looks as if the smoke stacks are releasing a plume of green smoke along [...]

Week 27 at the Pole

Winter is long at the South Pole, at least when measured by the last plane [...]

Week 26 at the Pole

How to make any 4th of July celebration special? Start with a dish decorated in [...]