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