Part Four

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. Antarctica Trips
  4. 2006-11 Antarctica #2 with Quark Expeditions
  5. Part Four
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  • Shackleton's Hut
    Shackleton's Hut
    A good roof is the first stage of preservation of these historic huts.
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1907 Arrol-Johnston Car Wheel
    1907 Arrol-Johnston Car Wheel
    A wheel off the first motor-car to Antarctica, it kept breaking down through over-heating and getting stuck in even shallow snow.
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Corral
    Corral
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Corral & Stores
    Corral & Stores
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Acetylene Generator
    Acetylene Generator
    Used to generate fuel for lighting the hut.
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Some cleaning and restoration has been performed.
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Some cleaning, but not much evidence of restoration.
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stove
    Stove
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bunk
    Bunk
    Small tags on items to be restored.
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Meteorology Station
    Meteorology Station
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - one of the southernmost penguin rookeries in Antarctica, heavily studied.
    Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shackleton's Hut
    Shackleton's Hut
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Viewing McMurdo Sound from Shackleton's Hut.
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - part of the rookery.
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Polar Skua
    South Polar Skua
    Stercorarius maccormicki - scavenger and predator of eggs and small penguin chicks.
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Pressure Point
    Ice Pressure Point
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • LJax
    LJax
    Waterproof backpack/camera bag that was a chore to get gear in and out.
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#3372
    David Salmanowitz
  • LJax
    LJax
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Modern Meteorology Station
    Modern Meteorology Station
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antarctic Heritage Trust Facility
    Antarctic Heritage Trust Facility
    Dedicated people come and stay for months doing restoration work to preserve the historic huts.
    Cape Royds, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Parked in the ice.
    Helicopter Photo, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - next to the ship.
    McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Erebus
    Mt Erebus
    McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seal Observation Pod
    Seal Observation Pod
    Researchers out of the McMurdo Station use this pod.
    McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Research Vehicle
    New Zealand Research Vehicle
    McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scott's Hut
    Scott's Hut
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0070
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen Stores
    Kitchen Stores
    A bit of cleaning, but little restoration so far.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bunks
    Bunks
    It looks like the interior has a layer of soot from cooking and heating.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Emperor Penguin
    Emperor Penguin
    Aptenodytes forsteri - The penguin could have been on the table for as much as 95 years.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0076
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bunk
    Bunk
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Workbench
    Workbench
    Restoration tags have been attached but the workbench is a mess.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0078
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Darkroom
    Darkroom
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laboratory Bench
    Laboratory Bench
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0080
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laboratory Bench
    Laboratory Bench
    It would be interesting to see this after restoration.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dog & Horse Gear
    Dog & Horse Gear
    The dog handler bunked on the left side.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0083
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magazine
    Magazine
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0084
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bunk & Medical Stores
    Bunk & Medical Stores
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Medical Stores
    Medical Stores
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1908 Magazine
    1908 Magazine
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deteriorating Stores
    Deteriorating Stores
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Acetylene Generator
    Acetylene Generator
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bicycle
    Bicycle
    Looking like it was exposed to saltwater, resulting in massive rust damage.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seal Blubber for Fuel
    Seal Blubber for Fuel
    Probably 95 years old.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tool Shed
    Tool Shed
    The years have not been kind to steel.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0098
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Boxes of butter.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Horse Snow Shoes
    Horse Snow Shoes
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Skis
    Skis
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scott's Hut
    Scott's Hut
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores & Mt Erebus
    Stores & Mt Erebus
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Memorial
    Memorial
    In memory of three members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 who died in 1916.
    Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Polar Skuas
    South Polar Skuas
    Stercorarius maccormicki - The cape was originally called 'Cape Skuary' presumably for this being a common feature.
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Polar Skuas
    South Polar Skuas
    Stercorarius maccormicki
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Polar Skuas
    South Polar Skuas
    Stercorarius maccormicki
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Volcanic Rock
    Volcanic Rock
    Testimony to the islands origins.
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0135
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Coastline of Ross Island.
    Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
    2006-12-03#0141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Erebus
    Mt Erebus
    These three color images seem very dramatic to me.
    Helicopter Photo, Cape Evans, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Royds
    Cape Royds
    Helicopter Photo, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0152
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tracked Ford Pickup
    Tracked Ford Pickup
    Helicopter Photo, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Weddell Seals
    Weddell Seals
    Leptonychotes weddellii
    Helicopter Photo, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 3, 2006
    2006-12-03#0155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scott's Northern Party & Borchgrevink's Huts
    Scott's Northern Party & Borchgrevink's Huts
    The last stop of the trip on the continent of Antarctica.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Big tabular icebergs and other icebergs.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Icebergs
    Tabular Icebergs
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pennell Coast
    Pennell Coast
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landing
    Landing
    The most difficult landing for getting off the zodiacs.  A big step with help from the staff.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - an enormous rookery and the only place I saw dead penguins, presumably from old age.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    Adelie Penguin
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0028 - 2
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wind-eroded Ice
    Wind-eroded Ice
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins & KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Adelie Penguins & KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    Adelie Penguin
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - walking carefully through the wind-eroded ice.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - tough walking.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin & egg
    Adelie Penguin & egg
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sign
    Sign
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Medical Stores
    Medical Stores
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0051
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores Box Plank
    Stores Box Plank
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Artefacts
    Artefacts
    A bit of restoration effort is going on.
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Art
    Art
    Someone was a very good artist.
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deteriorating Stores
    Deteriorating Stores
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
    The stove is in bad shape, extensively rusted.
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores Box Planks
    Stores Box Planks
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0059
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boat Remnant
    Boat Remnant
    Borchgrevink's Hut, Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scott's Northern Party Hut
    Scott's Northern Party Hut
    The hut is in an advanced state of ruin.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin & eggs
    Adelie Penguin & eggs
    Pygoscelis adeliae - with radiating poop marks.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    Adelie Penguin
    Pygoscelis adeliae - in a ruined wooden barrel.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    Adelie Penguin
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Polar Skuas & Adelie Penguin
    South Polar Skuas & Adelie Penguin
    Stercorarius maccormicki & Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - this gives some idea of how big this rookery is.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wind-eroded Ice & Pennell Coast
    Wind-eroded Ice & Pennell Coast
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Polar Skua
    South Polar Skua
    Stercorarius maccormicki - and a penguin stolen egg.
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 5, 2006
    2006-12-05#0013
    Larry L. Jackson