http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/ beth bartel, live from antarctica and points elsewhere Copyright 2008 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:43:33 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss We took the opportunity in the parking lot of a grocery store in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to get some shots of the trucks. [Heidi with Big Red.] [Liz lounges on the Dodge.] [Our full fleet, with my Ford 550 on... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/saucy_truck_pho.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/saucy_truck_pho.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:43:33 +0000 Well, we've made it to Twin Falls, Idaho, which is about two hours short of our original goal, but it'll do. We decided to get our trucks serviced this morning--two were up for oil changes, and mine was almost absolutely... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/twin_falls_idah.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/twin_falls_idah.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:29:40 +0000 Monday comes. Not that it always matters whether it's a weekday or not, but in this case the timing is such that we went back to work on a Monday. Out to the San Rafael job site, took a load... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/back_to_work_2.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/back_to_work_2.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:37:11 +0000 On Sunday morning, we went to church. Or, maybe we went on a tour of Panum Crater with a park naturalist named Mike Rourke. [Mike leads the way.] Panum Crater is a young (300 yr old!) volcanic dome on the... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/another_tour.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/another_tour.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:37:04 +0000 Well, we didn't make it to Sequoia National Park. It would have been too far out of the way, so we headed north on 395 instead through Bishop to stay in Lee Vining. On the way, we stopped at Obsidian... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/the_weekend_in.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/the_weekend_in.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:30:11 +0000 Got it done, but not quite in two hours as estimated. Got there around 3, got out around 9. But, got it done. Poured about 15 feet worth of grout and then put the strainmeter in on its monster cable,... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/gettin_er_done.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/gettin_er_done.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:14:38 +0000 The current version of the plan is: Install the instrument here in the Mojave but don't finish the site, drive or fly back up to San Francisco on Sunday, take care of a few things there and stay in San... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/current_version.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/current_version.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:03:38 +0000 Well, I'd been having a hankering for some manual labor, and here I am. In the Mojave. Exhausted. Perfect. The hole in the Mojave was done and and ready and the one in Yellowstone was having complications, so we came... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/desert_hot.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/desert_hot.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:58:11 +0000 Okay, scratch that plan. The Yellowstone one that replaced the Mojave one. Looks like we're back on for the Mojave. It's gonna be ho-o-ot.... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/nevermind.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/nevermind.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:32:06 +0000 My magical evening was followed by a great morning. I woke up whenever I woke up from sleeping out under the stars, and took a little walk around my campsite--which I'm convinced was the best one. Then, in not too... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/cowgirl_for_a_m.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/cowgirl_for_a_m.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:09:33 +0000 I figured I had a little time for exploring on this trip, so instead of staying on I-70 I deviated and went south. To Goblin Valley. I'd been there once before, twelve years ago, and loved it. So, why not... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/the_goblins_and.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/the_goblins_and.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:11:23 +0000 I didn't make it far into Utah. Shay (sp?) suggested I nap in Grand Junction before heading out, but I wanted to get at least a few miles behind me, so I hit the road and stopped in Green River.... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/a_perfect_spot.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/a_perfect_spot.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:45:39 +0000 My job cracks me up. I love it sometimes. Out with my girlfriends at the tequila bar on Friday night, I get a call from Karl, the guy who asked me to drive the truck out to Richmond. When are... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/go_west_young_w.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/go_west_young_w.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:10:56 +0000 That's right. I'm hittin' the road again. This time, back to California. For something a little different, actually. Something I've never done before. How exciting. I think the excitement of slinging bags of cement around will only last a few... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/back_in_the_sad.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/06/back_in_the_sad.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:54:17 +0000 I (hip-)hopped on the bus on Saturday and headed down the the Boulder Creek Fest. Good times. [Nice to meet you.] [My friend Sadie (my friend Nancy's daughter), on the right, and her friend Lillie sing the best rendition of... http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/05/breakin_my_hear.html http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/archives/2008/05/breakin_my_hear.html Sat, 24 May 2008 22:15:35 +0000