We saw a helicopter with a sling load go by near our camp (November 27). Since I had not taken a picture of our sling load, I took this opportunity. It was a beautiful, clear day. We took the radar equipment down near Lake Fryxell on what looked like current deltaic sediments. Mike pulled the 100 MHz antenna while Allan operated the GPR computer and I carried the cable. The ground here was much easier to pull the antenna on than near our camp.


 

       

Ron and Mike discussed the landscape while Allan listened. Allan is holding the flags we used to mark every 10m for the GPS. While running the radar, these marks can be entered into the computer and will show up in the data profile. Later, these marks are coordinated with the GPS data to topo-correct the profiles. While I was laying out flags, I looked back and noticed the way my footsteps were lifting up the snow.


After pulling the radar all morning, Mike was understandably tired and in need of a rest. We continued on in the afternoon. Then it was back to the tent for some dinner cooked by Mike (we all took turns cooking meals).



Allan is skeptical of Mike's culinary skills ;-) , but it was a really good meal. The food we were given was exceptional - better than I eat at home sometimes. The cost of transporting the food to Antarctica from the US is significantly more than the cost of the food itself, so Raytheon provided us with top-notch choices. Every night, we had one of the following: scallops, jumbo shrimp, steak, hamburger, halibut, salmon or chicken. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM