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| My family in Florida would like to have this on our house at this time of year. |
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| Sastrugi |
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| A fine day for a hike. |
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| Hermit Island. |
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| A very long shadow. |
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| A bright future. |
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| More sastrugi. Sastrugi, or zastrugi, are sharp irregular grooves or ridges formed on a snow surface by wind erosion, saltation of snow particles, and deposition, and found in polar and open sites such as frozen lakes in cold temperate regions. |
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| The glacier radio sled - one of my remote job sites. |
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| Giant petrels - the largest bird in the Southern Ocean. Palmer Station on the other side of Hero Inlet. |
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| Giant petrel tracks. |
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| Looking up the Marr Glacier. |
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| Palmer Station. To the left is Hero Inlet. |
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| More sastrugi. |
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| Palmer Station from the backyard. |
That sastrugi ice is mesmerizing. I know you are taking lots more pictures than you post and I look forward to sharing them with you soon!
ReplyDeleteYou are busy now and the preparations you have worked on will be appreciated by the summer crew. Enjoy these final days and the memories will remain forever. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us again! Love always, andee