Yesterday's science adventures on the Commonwealth Glacier. Pete, a mountaineer, and I took a long hike to find water on the glacier surface and then we had a helicopter flight to sample the Taylor Glacier today. Success! These samples will be analyzed for trace element concentrations, major ions, & hydrogen & oxygen isotopes in a few months. What are the chemical conditions supporting life on the top of glacier surfaces & what are the chemical contributions of glaciers to the downstream ecosystems?
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| The beginning of a 14 mile sampling journey. Crossing Lake Hoare. |
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| Pete pointed out a route across the lake, we avoided an open moat. |
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| We walked around the terminus to get to the other side of Canada Glacier. |
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| Best ATV tour ever! And we crossed another lake. Thanks Christa! |
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| Pete I hiked up for a few hours before we could get onto the Commonwealth. |
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| We found water, I sampled! It took 14 hours to complete this mission. |
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| After camping on Lake Fryxell we took a helicopter to the Taylor Glacier :waster! |
A hypothesis
Are you answering a question?
Magnetic pulling, landscape suctioning,
visioning
Exploration
What is necessary and what is possible and what is
muscular are woven
This is a journey
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