Castle Rock looms out of the fog. Thiocal tracked vehicle on the right.

Entrance to an ice cave at Erebus Glacier tongue

The entrance to the ice cave at Erebus Glacier tongue

Ice crystals and icicles at the entrance to the cave at Erebus Glacier tongue

Blue ice on the inside - red coats on the outside at Erebus Glacier tongue

Ice spelunker in cave passageway at Erebus Glacier tongue

Ice stalactites and columnar appearing sides within the cave at Erebus Glacier tongue.

Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth.

Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth.

Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth.

Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth.

Scientists conducting studies of Weddell seals Hood placed over head causes seal to cause seal to not move. Scientists then tag seal's rear fins.

Memorial to Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans

The Scott shelter at Cape Evans - He departed from this shelter on his fatal trip to the South Pole.

Boxes of Colman flour preserved since 1911 at Scott shelter at Cape Evans

Weddell seals hauled out on the ice giving birth

A mother Weddell seal and her pup

Ahhhh! What a cute baby! Weddell seal pup.

Complete trust - a baby Weddell seal

Baby seal taking time out from suckling to pose for photographer.

Boy! That milk was good. Think I'll take a nap. Note bloody umbilical cord area.

Shoreline near Cape Evans. 77 38 S Latitude 166 24 E Longitude.

Ice crystals forming

Antarctica Route 1 - there's never a rush hour.

Preparing a shelter in the snow during survival training.

Sculpting ice for the entrance to an impromptu shelter in the ice

Looking out the entrance of the snow and ice shelter during survival training.

Coming into the ice shelter during survival training.

Taking a little snooze in a well-designed and constructed ice shelter.

Social life under the ice during survival training exercise.

The completed shelter from the outside.

A little dog sled training was given during survival training.

The New Zealanders maintained a dog sled team at the time of this photo. Dogs came from a Greenland lineage now bred at Scott Base. Dogs are no longer permitted in Antarctica.

What beautiful dogs!

Scott Base is maintained by New Zealand. Mileage sign for those interested in going home.

An ice cave with a freeze-dried mummified bird

Stalactites and masses of ice crystals

A mass of ice crystals at the end of the cave

Ice crystals growing in a small crevasse

Ice crystals

Ice crystals

The entrance to the cave

Intrepid explorers were rewarded by glimpses of crystal-lined ice cavern.

Crystals, ice columns, and refrozen ice

Using candles for lighting while exploring ice cave. Without candles, it was pitch-black in this cave.

Ice stalactites, columns of ice, refrozen floor of cave, and ice crystals.

The view from the inside looking out of the cave.

Dendritic ice crystals illuminated by spotlight.

Robert Falcon Scott's Hut Point Shelter at McMurdo Station

Supplies in interior of Scott's Hut Point Shelter