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| Arriving at Palmer Station. |
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| Palmer Station, Anvers Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. |
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| A beautiful sunset... |
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| ...and moon rise. |
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| There is a one mile hike up this glacier to a radio repeater I maintain. |
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| A radio repeater I will maintain that is a one mile hike up a glacier behind the station. |
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| Dangerous crevasses on the glacier. |
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| Climbing down the glacier onto the rocky "backyard" on the station. |
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| Added traction to my boots. |
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| Icebergs drifting in the Newmayer Channel. |
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| With this winter I will have wintered at all three American stations. |
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| Inside the man-can. |
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| Spare blades for the Gould's props. |
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| The Palmer area is a major humpback whale zone. What a cool artistic depiction of the Gould on top of a humpback. |
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| I attended Ocean Search and Rescue class on Lake Powell, Arizona. This is our first training session at Palmer. |
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| We didn't get very far as a blizzard stopped us with high winds. |
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| But it was fun though! |
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| Coming from Florida I am not used to this abundance of boating attire. |
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| A long way from last winter at the South Pole. |
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| A drifting iceberg hit bottom and is now stuck in the channel. |
Thank you for this post full of pictures that share what you do every day. I wish more friends would tell you how they appreciate your time spent loading these pictures for us to learn more about the places you have worked. I have also shared your Instagram account with several friends who enjoy your picture stories! Love always, andee
ReplyDeleteHey Mike, I'll add that I read EVERY WORD and check out each picture! Please keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHi Shaun. Nice to hear from you and thank you for the comment. I enjoy hearing from past co-workers. We are expecting near hurricane force winds this afternoon. No boating today!
DeleteThis is awesome. I have been applying for several positions in antarctica. If I get any of them I hope for palmer station
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