Kathy sampling glacial till. The sampling strategy involves laying out a one-meter sample area and then collecting pebbles to determine the composition of the source area and then collected a representative sample of the matrix. The matrix sample will be analyzed for particle size and chemical properties.

Kate (L) and Eric (R) looking like a couple of bank robbers on a very cold day. They have something more valuable than money in the cloth sample bags--glacial till!

Kathy after collecting samples of glacial till on Shackleton Glacier.

Eric dressed for high winds--the winds were gusting to 30 mph on Shackleton Glacier this day.

Kathy (L), Pilot Brian Crocker, Kate (blue coat) and Co-pilot Brian Scott (R) discussing the location of our next stop.

Photo of Peter after a couple hours out working. Icing up was always a problem--especially for those of us with beards.

Kate standing on a moraine of Scott Glacier.

We had some windy conditions. On this day wind gusts reached 40 mph on the valley floor, but were greater on the mountains. Here snow is blowing in large plumes off the mountains as we collected samples of a moraine (see following two photos).

Down on the Beardmore Glacier the winds were blowing snow along the surface. Kathy is on the left edge of the moraine and the Twin Otter is on the ice to the right.

Kate heading back to the plane in the blowing snow after collecting her till sample.

When winds were gusting over 30 mph the pilots would tie the Twin Otter down with ice screws and straps to keep it from making an "unscheduled departure".

Eric working on a sample site near Mount Howe.

We usually landed on smooth glacial ice, as in the foreground of this photo and were surrounded by spectacular mountains.

Kate, Peter (pulling the sled) and Eric off to another glacial moraine to collect samples.

Kathy pulling the sled loaded with samples.

Kate (L) and Kathy (R) resting after working at a sample site near Grizzly Peak on Scott Glacier.

Kathy and Kate (blue coat) on a moraine on Scott Glacier.

Kate standing on a medial moraine of Shackleton Glacier and with small tributary glacier that is flowing into the Shackleton.

Kate standing on the flank of a moraine of Quonset Glacier.

A faceted, polished and striated surface on a boulder is good evidence of glacial transport.

Glacial ice has a beautiful blue color and often contains numerous air bubbles. Here glacial ice is exposed and surrounded by snow. Width of photo is 25 centimeters.

Exposed ice from the core of a lateral moraine on the margin of Shackleton Glacier. The width of the area photographed is 4 cm.