HEAD SCRATCH

An Emperor Penguin gives himself a head scratch.

DISCOVERY

Mount Discovery, named by the 1901 British Antarctica Expedition for their ship, rises above McMurdo Sound at the edge of the Victoria Land Basin. It's a volcano with an absolutely fascinating geologic history. Ask me about it if you like.

SOMEBODY'S FOOTSTEPS

Somebody's footsteps lead off toward a perfectly flat, icy horizon.

WILSON PIEDMONT GLACIER

The foreward wall of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier sprawls across Marble Point against clear skies. Lying just behind it are the McMurdo Dry Valleys, one of the most extreme desert environments in the world.

OUTLET GLACIER

An enormous glacier spills toward the Ross Sea from within the Transantarctic Mountains.

TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS

Three possibly-named peaks of the Transantarctic Mountains.

LOW CLOUDS

Condensation decorates the ridges and bowls of peaks in the Transantarctic Mountains. The dark volcanic rock makes for a particularly striking contrast.

CANADA GLACIER

If you're struggling with scale, see if you can spot the tent. That's a lot of ice.