Thursday, November 5, 2009

Lake Bonney Day 3


Highlights include:

  • Dragging some generators back and forth again, due to either mechanical problems or hoses being melted into the ice
  • Chipping out hotsy hoses from the ice (in conjunction with turning them back on) to be able to remove them from the ice
  • Visiting the Blood Falls camp, where we were informed that there would be extra food and drink we could bring back once they packed up their camp.  Much excitement.
  • moving the portable Hotsy (in 3 boxes, plus the generator) from West lobe LTR to East lobe LTR sites. It took a few trips on the 4-wheeler and banana sled.


Also, I've been trying to figure out how to describe what it's like to be surrounded by a bunch of glaciers.  The glaciers in Taylor Valley look like merengue, or semi-molten marshmallows, pouring over the ridges.  Not completely molten, b/c it has crusts and cracks in it, but it looks like it was in the middle3 of being thick slush when it decided to freeze....


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