Photos from McMurdo

Hi from Antarctica. Many people have been asking for more photos. So, here’s a post that’s full of them!

The pressure ridges just off the eastern side of the Hut Point Peninsula (where McMurdo is). These ridges are now much shorter as they are melting with the "heat" of summer. — The pressure ridges just off the eastern side of the Hut Point Peninsula (where McMurdo is). These ridges are now much shorter as they are melting with the “heat” of summer.

Me and a Weddell Seal. I was so close I could hear it breathing.

Me in the pressure ridges. This was day 2 in Antarctica.

Heading out to Castle Rock for the first hike. (Castle Rock is the dark spot behind the clouds.) — Heading out to Castle Rock for my first Antarctica hike. (Castle Rock is the dark spot behind the clouds.) That little dot ahead and to the right in the snow is a sismology calibration site. Mt. Erebus, the large volcano that shares our island, is covered in sismology sensors to try to detect any activity and determine the volcano’s interior geology.

At the top of Castle Rock. — At the top of Castle Rock. I am looking east.

This is the Kress, one of the very large vehicles on base. It's wheels are six feet in diameter. It moves people and things across the sea ice. — This is the Kress, one of the very large vehicles on base. It’s wheels are six feet in diameter. It moves people and things across the sea ice.

Here are some pictures of our room: This is the view from the bed looking toward the door.

And the opposite view. The bed is covered with gear as we were about to go on a hike...promise. — And the opposite view. The bed is covered with gear as we were about to go on a hike…promise.

I will try to put more photos up soon and more with each post. But, the Internet down here is unstable at best, so I can’t guarantee anything.

Thanks for reading!

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