Ice Caves...

This area of the glacier is called the compression zone- its where all of the ice arches are formed due to more ice sliding down the icefall and forcing the top crust to buckle and arch.

Walking on the Moon...

December 24th 2007
Dec. 24th, 2007 Hello everyone! I hope you all are enjoying the Holiday Season and that it isn’t TOO cold where you are. Just so you know, its 70 and sunny here, and I think Im headed to the beach this afternoon. Life is rough, I know. Anyway, Ive been trying to update the blog for the past week, but again, there has been so much going on that trying to get it all down is impossible. So, i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Westland National Park

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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