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