Well, here are the pictures from hiking Ob Hill Loop and Ob Hill that I promised. The second picture is of 5 seals, 4 adults and 1 baby. In the background is an ice breaker that is contracted by the National Science Foundation to clear the channel for the fuel tanker that is now in port, and the cargo ship that is coming at the end of the month. Normally, the U.S. Coast Guard would break the channel but since their ice breaker is in dry dock, the NSF had to contract out for it this and last year.
Okay, so Ob Hill is 900 feet of volcanic rock that is on Ross Island. It is located adjacent to the Ross Ice Shelf and approximately 5 miles from White and Black Islands and 10 miles from Mount Discovery, all of which are on the continent of Antarctica. The first picture is me on the edge of the Ob Hill Loop and has Black Island on the left and Mount Discovery on the right. White Island is out of view but would be on the left of Black Island. Ob Hill is a 1.5-mile hike rising from sea level to 900 feet at the top. On the way up, there is a visitor register for people to sign. The register that is currently there is brand spanking new, placed 18 Jan 2010, due to the other one being obliterated during a storm in 2001. The cross on the top of Ob Hill is in remembrance of Scott’s expedition since they did not make it off the continent. Ob Hill Loop is 2.7 miles of easy trail hiking. You can see that the snow is almost gone from the loop as opposed to the picture from October where there was still ice and snow on the trail.
Well, stay tuned for my pictures from “Happy Camper.” It is winter survival training where we have the choice of sleeping in snow caves or survival tents.
Stay Frosty
-C
Okay, so Ob Hill is 900 feet of volcanic rock that is on Ross Island. It is located adjacent to the Ross Ice Shelf and approximately 5 miles from White and Black Islands and 10 miles from Mount Discovery, all of which are on the continent of Antarctica. The first picture is me on the edge of the Ob Hill Loop and has Black Island on the left and Mount Discovery on the right. White Island is out of view but would be on the left of Black Island. Ob Hill is a 1.5-mile hike rising from sea level to 900 feet at the top. On the way up, there is a visitor register for people to sign. The register that is currently there is brand spanking new, placed 18 Jan 2010, due to the other one being obliterated during a storm in 2001. The cross on the top of Ob Hill is in remembrance of Scott’s expedition since they did not make it off the continent. Ob Hill Loop is 2.7 miles of easy trail hiking. You can see that the snow is almost gone from the loop as opposed to the picture from October where there was still ice and snow on the trail.
Well, stay tuned for my pictures from “Happy Camper.” It is winter survival training where we have the choice of sleeping in snow caves or survival tents.
Stay Frosty
-C
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