The view down valley from our camp. This is the west lobe of Lake Bonney, a perennially ice covered lake at at the terminus of the Taylor Glacier.
Blood Falls is formed by the outflow of water from the terminus of the Taylor. To the left is the west lobe of Bonney.
Taylor Glacier margin near our tunnel site. 
The Rhone glacier is located just north of the Taylor Glacier and is in the "backyard" of our camp
4 comments:
Cool pics! I'm sure you all are so tired! Keep up the good work! Science question: what ice temperatures are you working with now? Is there a range of temps or interesting changes over small distances?
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The ice temps were recorded during the sampling using data loggers which were drilled into each ice facies. The temperature of the clean ice in the stratified facies was -14oC +/- .30 and the temperature of the massive (dirty ice) was a bit cooler at -15oC +/- .20. Clean ice near the tunnel entrance was -10oC.
Good work guys! Did you find that your tunnel and shaft shifted over time? It seems that you would need to place support beams along the walls to prevent sagging or additional ice build up, sort of like a mining shaft in hard rock, but with ice. Anyways, I hear your all coming home early. Congratulations on a successful venture!
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