Photos from South Pole Station -- John Miller, USAP

Here are some great photos from Antarctica from our USAP pen pal John Miller.

John is at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The photo of the people is of an OSHA 10 safety training class at South Pole Station. John is in the front row wearing the red Rex Sox baseball hat. The others in the photo are men and women of the US Antarctic Program at South Pole Station. They must train frequently for safety reasons in the extremely dangerous land of Antarctica.

Another photo is of the sunrise at South Pole. It is just beginning to come up down there, and we know they are happy to have the sun back once again. It stays totally dark for about 6 months in the Antarctic "winter." Then the sun comes up and stays up for 6 months, but it always stays low on the horizon. Care must be taken to protect the eyes from "snow blindness," too much sun reflection.

The last photo is of "Old Glory. " The US flag is flying proudly next to a sign indicating the location of the actual South Pole.

Great stuff!! Thanks again, John

-- Adrian