Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 18:31
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Microorganisms in Antarctic Glacier Ice

Lindsay,

It looks like you are having a great experience. I am so jelous. Have you seen anything really unusualy that you may not have expected since you have been there? If so, what was it? Hope you are staying warm.

Val

Tue, 10/27/2009 - 23:17

Lindsay Knippenberg

Hey Val!Thanks for checking in on me and asking a question. My research team prepared me really well for what I would experience out here in the Dry Valleys. The only thing that astonishes me is how scale is so screwed up here. Our camp is in a valley surrounded by huge mountains and everything seems smaller than what it really is. When we hike places you think it is a short distance until you start hiking and then you realize that you have been hiking awhile and you haven't gone anywhere.It's actually pretty cool. I was also surprised by how cold it is. The first morning I was here I woke up covered in frost and I was freezing cold. The sun is out more and more each day, so it is really warming up and  I hardly get any frost in the morning anymore. Thanks for following along. 
Lindsay