It's worth saying that this place looking like the Moon or Mars isn't a coincidence -- it was chosen specifically for the reason that it is geologically similar, both in terms of terrain and in terms of the kind of rocks that you find. The impression you get from *being* here, though, is that you really have set foot on another world.
This is an uninhabited island. It's never *been* inhabited, except for the occasional expedition. It's roughly the size of Scotland (or West Virginia). You see absolutely no signs of human life here unless you look at our camp. This is very weird. There are plants, but you have to look hard to find them. I have seen three birds since I've been here, and no mammals (unless you count the fur in some decomposing polar bear droppings dangerpudding and I spotted on the trail from tent city to base camp.
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Date: 2008-07-25 11:56 am (UTC)It's worth saying that this place looking like the Moon or Mars isn't a coincidence -- it was chosen specifically for the reason that it is geologically similar, both in terms of terrain and in terms of the kind of rocks that you find. The impression you get from *being* here, though, is that you really have set foot on another world.
This is an uninhabited island. It's never *been* inhabited, except for the occasional expedition. It's roughly the size of Scotland (or West Virginia). You see absolutely no signs of human life here unless you look at our camp. This is very weird. There are plants, but you have to look hard to find them. I have seen three birds since I've been here, and no mammals (unless you count the fur in some decomposing polar bear droppings