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| A friend took this picture of me hiking. Everybody knows Mike and his orange jacket. |
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| A few cool aerial pictures of Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Hero Inlet at the top and Arthur Harbor at the bottom. Photo credit unknown. |
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| Palmer Station is on Gamage Pt. in the middle. Bonaparte Pt. in the foreground is a popular hiking area. To get here you walk through the backyard behind the station, hike up the glacier and then around down to Bonaparte shown without ice. |
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| A different view showing mountains in the background. |
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| One more view with Palmer Station in the foreground. |
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| Hiking to the VHF radio hut to work. |
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| It's not far away in the station backyard but the snow is very deep hence the snowshoes. |
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| Cool icicles. |
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| Midwinter day June 21st, Solstice sunset. |
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| The same day - sunset reflection off the continent. |
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| A beautiful Antarctic sky reflection. |
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| The sun not quite rising above the Marr Glacier yet. |
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| The top of Mt. William to the right. |
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| Palmer Station 4th of July food truck! |
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| A patriotic cake by chef Lisa. |
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| Barbecue on the ice too! |
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| Ice moving into Arthur Harbor. |
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| I started this hike in the dark and arrived at the top of the glacier with daylight rising and stars fading. |
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| Taking a break and contemplating the enormity and beauty of Antarctica. |
Happy 4th, two weeks later! Please tell Chef Lisa that I appreciate the cake! I hope you had a good time with a BBQ hot dog for dinner! I know, that menu looked full of gourmet delights, and you don't eat meat! I am waiting for the cooler days with rain that will return soon, I hope. We have had a two week dry spell and the rest of the country has a heat wave. Thanks to your friend for the hiking photo, as that will be a memory you can describe, but will be better to view since it is such an awesome environment. Take care, Love always, andee
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