Thursday, May 23, 2013

Walking up the glacier

A couple of weeks ago we hiked up the glacier around noon.  Right now (middle-end of May) it gets light at ~9:00am and dark at ~3:00pm. 

Glacier movie: http://youtu.be/fvntupmVU1k

Nature's Modern Art on Torgersen Island, Antarctica

Here are some beautiful pictures of lichens on Torgersen Island, which is a small island near Palmer Station.  We had hoped to see some Adelie penguins, but no such luck; however, we did see elephant seals and fur seals, which I will post photos soon. I think these images are beautiful!