Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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close up of Mount Erebus glacier tounge and Karl.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Bird flying past the top of the Erebus glacier tounge, which is about 200 feet tall.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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When Shackleton went into McMurdo Sound in 1908, having failed to land on King Edward VII Land, he decided to build a hut at Cape Royds, a small promontory twenty-three miles north of Hut Point where Scott had stayed during the Discovery Expedition.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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The whole shore party lived in this hut through the winter of 1908. When spring came stores were sledged to Hut Point, so that should the sea-ice break up early between these two places they might not be left in an awkward position.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Karl inside of Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Today the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) has custody over the site. Nominated by AHT, Shackleton's Hut was listed in the 2004, 2006,

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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London paper inside Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Karl and other cargo crew visiting Cape Royds.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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One must not pass this sign.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Karl with Adelie penguin rookery at Cape Royds in background.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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On our return trip from Cape Royds to McMurdo we were visited by a group of Emperor Penguins.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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These Emperor Penguins, walk, talk among themselves, and were interested in what we were doing out on the ice.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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These Emperor Penguins were as interested in ua as we were of them.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Who is looking at whom.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Tony and Mandy Hunter with some new friends.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Karl making sure he is seen with some Emperor Penguins.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Jamie want to be seen as well.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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Emperor Penguins taken a look at the Haglin.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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I circled around the other side of the Haglin to try to get some nice photos of the Penguins.

Antarctica 2009 - 2010 Season

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To my surprise the Emperor Penguins wanted to get a close up view of myself as well.