Permanently ice-covered lakes
  of the McMurdo Dry Valleys
 
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Lake Fryxell with the Canada glacier in background.		 LakeFRX_drill.jpg (625518 bytes)
Tucker and Jill drill a hole in the polar haven at Lake Fryxell.		 LakeFRX_hotsy.jpg (1292435 bytes)
The hotsy (used to melt open a sample hole) gives off some steam on a cold day at Lake Fryxell.		 LakeFRX_limno team.jpg (1313007 bytes)
The limno team (from left: Christine, Tucker, Brent, and Jill ) appears bright eyed and bushy tailed on an early morning limno run at Lake Fryxell.
 
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Water from the Canada glacier enters Lake Hoare during the summer melt.		 LakeHOR_snow.jpg (1193877 bytes)
Lake Hoare with the Seuss glacier in the background.		 LakeHOR_hotsy.jpg (1385721 bytes)
The "hot finger" is prepped for enlarging a hole in Lake Hoare's ice cover.		 LakeHOR_light core.jpg (1348221 bytes)
A light sensor is replaced for monitoring PAR at Lake Hoare.
 
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East lobe of Lake Bonney and the Riegel that divides the lake into two lobes.		 LBonney_helo.jpg (1256445 bytes)
A Bell 212 approaches Lake Bonney camp.		 LBonney_camp.jpg (35837 bytes)
Lake Bonney camp after a rare snowfall.

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East lobe of Lake Bonney.
 
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Raising a tent on a windy day at Lake Bonney camp.

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Lake Bonney was the final destination for this seal after a misguided trek up the valleys.

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The west lobe of Lake Bonney with the Taylor glacier in the background.		 LBonney_wlbClouds.jpg (1118997 bytes)
Early morning clouds roll over the hills surrounding the west lobe of Lake Bonney and the Taylor glacier terminus.
 
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Blood falls at the Taylor glacier's terminus on the west lobe of Lake Bonney.		 LBonney_narrows.jpg (1308386 bytes)
The narrows separates Lake Bonney's east and west lobe.		 LBonney_limnorun.jpg (55090 bytes)
Samples are packed for camp after an early morning limno run on Lake Bonney's east lobe.		 LBonney_helo2.jpg (61167 bytes)
Packing up equipment and samples for return to McMurdo Station.
 
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Phil uses a hot water drill to melt a box containing a temperature logger for Lake Vida's ice cover.		 LakeVida_PhilNTucker.jpg (1207321 bytes)
The equipment frozen into Lake Vida's ice cover was easily removed with Phil's expertise.  In back, Tucker supports CT gear.		 LakeVida_wires.jpg (375885 bytes)
Some of the cables were frozen in nearly 2 m of melt water that flooded Lake Vida last season.		 LakeVida_BrentNTucker.jpg (952461 bytes)
Tucker and Brent struggle to smile on a very cold day at Lake Vida.


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