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Oatmeal for breakfast today, immediately after which I suited up ( Read more... )

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Today started with the now-usual ATV warm-up run. We had gorgeous ( Read more... )

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Today started out much like yesterday, with a quick trip out to Engineering to warm up and gas up the ATVs. The weather was gorgeous, clear and crisp but not too cold, and even on that short ride I was struck anew by the sere beauty of this alien place. If it's nice again tomorrow I'll try to take a video.
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If my updates are only whetting your appetite, here are some other sources of up-to-the-minute information on MDRS-88:

• Live webcams: http://freemars.org/mdrscam/
• Official daily logs and some photos: http://desert.marssociety.org/mdrs/fs09/
• Laksen's blog: http://laksensblog.blogspot.com
• Paul's blog: http://paulgoestomars.blogspot.com
• Diego's blog (in ( Read more... )

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