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The Eagles are Coming
Many of the places where we walk through reminds one of things they have seen before. One of the...
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Looking North
Nice Place to Work
Nothing like 100% rock exposure with views like this for an office.
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Perfect Geologic Contact
How about Lunch Here
Our favorite lunch spot is on the northern edge of Taylor Glacier where a "small" lobe of the glacier spills into Simmons Valley.
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Glacier Edge
The southern edge of Taylor glacier seems to want to flow into Beacon Valley but just doesn't make...
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Killer Ridge
One of my favorite sites in the Dry Valleys is Killer Ridge, a ~3,500 foot high range of moutains in...
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Here is Antarctica from High
Permafrost Polygons
Patterened ground in old glacial deposits. The polygonal features average approximately 100 feet across.
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Fossil Worm Burrows
Closeup view of fossil worm burrows (~250,000,000 years old) in the lower Beacon Sandstone.
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Cathedral Rocks
These ranges occur on the south side of Ferrar Glacier.
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End of the Taylor Valley
A view of the eastern end of Taylor Valley from 7,000 Ft high in a helicopter.
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Coastal Clouds into Victoria Valley
Clouds from open ocean of McMurdo Sound spill into the eastern reaches of Victoria Valley.
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Canada Glacier
Nice view to the northeast of Canada Glacier as it spills down fron the Asgard Mountains into Taylor Valley.
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Bruce and I in 2007
One of the helicopter pilots took this picture of Bruce Marsh and me last year on the East wall of Bull Pass.
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Airdevronsix Ice Falls
The polar Plateau spills into Upper Wright Valley over the Airdevronsix Ice Falls. The falls is over 1,500 feet high, what a sight.
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