This is the three of us on the telescope. We just finished the project of siding the building and the scientists let us up on the telescope for a photo. This just gives you perspective of how big the 10 meter/South Pole Telescope really is. I'm in the middle again.
This is most of the tents we set up when we were camping. The wind wall behind me is explained in the name and does a really nice job. We were petty lucky with decent weather when we were camping, around a high of -15 or so. You know you live in cold conditions when you look forward to -15.
That is what it looks like outside of the station, nothing, flat and white as far as the eye can see. It is a continuous 24 hours a day of sunlight throughout the summer season. The sun on sets and rises once a year.
This is our snow survival instructor giving us a few tips on snow survival and snow camping. Every time I go camping at the South Pole, it makes me want to go camping even more at home.
This is most of the tents we set up when we were camping. The wind wall behind me is explained in the name and does a really nice job. We were petty lucky with decent weather when we were camping, around a high of -15 or so. You know you live in cold conditions when you look forward to -15.
That is what it looks like outside of the station, nothing, flat and white as far as the eye can see. It is a continuous 24 hours a day of sunlight throughout the summer season. The sun on sets and rises once a year.
This is our snow survival instructor giving us a few tips on snow survival and snow camping. Every time I go camping at the South Pole, it makes me want to go camping even more at home.
Andrew, I love the way you capture what must seem like everyday mundane things to you! You have such a creative eye--it's neat to see things from your perspective!
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