Amazing Pictures From Antarctica

[Patrick]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/scenes_from_antarctica.html

So many neat pictures. 27 is incredible!

Via Digg.

[joesteph]

I can see why you especially liked no. 27, Patrick. It's unique.

The caption for no. 18 was interesting: "The former Russian icebreaker and now cruiseliner Kapitan Khlebnikov . . ." I understand that visiting Antarctica is offered for people who've felt they've been "everywhere," so why not have a "cruiseliner" that cuts through Antarctic waters?

[bushido_man96]

7, 12, 21, 24 were my favorites. The auroras were very cool.

[fedrik]

Unique photographs. I really liked those. Planning to visit Antarctica once.

[tallgeese]

Really neat. I have a buddy heading down there in the next month or so. Man, an I jealous.

[joesteph]

I have a buddy heading down there in the next month or so.

It'll be summer down there. Is your friend going for the adventure of it, Tallgeese, or business, like something related to science?

[tallgeese]

Adventure trip. He's got a climb planned. Nothing major but still, it's pretty cool.

We did some training up in the Colorado high country together during winter conditions this year to help prep. We wanted to get out and do Casaval Ridge on Shasta as well, but that didn't work out. Man, I'm still smarting about not being able to join him.

[white owl]

Brrr! I suffer with Western PA weather instead of Antarctica weather I do not like being cold.

Patrick cool picks. I like 4, 20, 23, 24.

[Patrick]

Glad you liked it.