Modern art museum in Christchurch.
Modern art museum in Christchurch.
C-17 ride from Christchurch to McMurdo Station.
C-17 ride from Christchurch to McMurdo Station.
Andy hiking at midnight near Arrival Heights.
Vince's cross in the midnight sun.
Andy atop Ob Hill with the frozen McMurdo Sound and the Transantarctic Mountains in the back.
Memorial atop Ob Hill with the sea ice runway in the back.
Vince's cross and sea ince runway. McMurdo.
Sea ice runway operation.
FAA jet in McMurdo. It was checking the approaches.
FAA jet in McMurdo. It was checking the approaches.
FAA jet in McMurdo. It was checking the approaches.
FAA jet in McMurdo. It was checking the approaches.
The Australian A-319 in McMurdo.
Instrument racks inside our Jamesway ready for airplane transfer.
Fork moves our instrument racks from the Jamesway to the plane. Not too far, but the racks are heavy. (400 lbs...)
Fork moves our instrument racks from the Jamesway to the plane. Not too far, but the racks are heavy. (400 lbs...)
New helicopter for Scott Base that arrived in the C-17.
For some reason Jorge is rather excited.
New helicopter for Scott Base that arrived in the C-17.
New helicopter for Scott Base that arrived in the C-17.
For some reason Jorge is rather excited.
New helicopter for Scott Base that arrived in the C-17.
New helicopter for Scott Base that arrived in the C-17.
For some reason Jorge is rather excited.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over huge crevasses.
Another day in the office.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Flying over Byrd Glacier.
I am not going to try to describe it.
Mt. Discovery and its usual capcloud.
This is what McMurdo looks like when the weather sucks.
Underwater robot test. Crary lab.
Possibly the prettiest aeroplane ever made.
Our DC-3 surrounded by snowdrifts after the last storm.
LC-130, snowblower, and Mt. Discovery.
Magnificent Mt. Discovery.
Ice tongues crossing the Transantarctic mountains.
Small glacier along the Transantarctic Mountains.
Glacier and ice falls along the Transantarctic Mountains.
Crossing the TA mountains on a windy day.
The gentle flow lines of a glacier as it descends to the sea.
Crossing the TA mountains. I cannot think of a better place to be.
Glacier near the Sound across from McMurdo.
The vastness of the plateau.
The vastness of the plateau.
The TA mountains near McMurdo.
Glacier on the TA mountains near McMurdo.
The TA mountains near McMurdo.
The TA mountains near McMurdo. Very low clouds or fog forming.
The TA mountains near McMurdo.
Sea ice runway operations.
Sea ice runway just after we landed.
Crossing the Transantarctic mountains.
Glacier on the TA mountains.
Glacier on the TA mountains.
Our great pilot Ray taking a break.
The vastness of the plateau.
The vastness of the plateau.
There was a bulldozer in business class!
There was a bulldozer in business class!
The magic light of the midnight sun is a photographer's delight.
This has to be my fav shot. Thanks to Canon for providing RAW support with the G9.
Tom, Jamin, Dusty, and Jorge.
This is an awful photo. Bad light.
For the curious, yes, there was wave. Strong wave.
Taken from the comfort of Crary Library while sipping hot Earl Grey tea.
We were travelling to the left. Look at the terrain, the wind, the altitude. It's easy to figure out if it was bumpy or not, and how much :)
OK, maybe Lemaire Channel on a nice evening, but then you'd be on a boat, not on a plane.
The only irregularity on it is our shadow.
Only moments after this pic was taken, the wind picked up in a way that I have never experienced before. It was scary.
