The hike to a room with a view

Well, it's about time! I've been here for a day already and I hadn't gotten a hike in yet. As soon as I finished dinner tonight I scrambled to get all my Emergency Cold Weather Gear in my pack and set out for the trail. Ob hill shoots directly up from McMurdo Station, and I had been longing to climb it since getting out of the plane. I ran much of the way and hiked the steep and slick part at the top. The view of the bay, the Transantarctic mountains, and Mt. Erebius was incredible. Mt. Erebius blew me away! It looks like Mt. Rainer and it rises 12,000 feet above the sea in only a few miles. From the top I also spotted the ice shelfs miles down shore and another range of mountains to the East. On Sunday I hope to hike a long loop that is supposed to have the best hiking around. It is nearly time for bed, and yes, the sun is still up.