tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post642759814556475679..comments2023-11-03T00:57:16.882-06:00Comments on Running Commentary: Elevation: Six FeetJim P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06566980370651311505noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-69146627900423997912011-05-09T11:16:03.728-06:002011-05-09T11:16:03.728-06:00Mike - yeah, theft is theft in the animal kingdom,...Mike - yeah, theft is theft in the animal kingdom, whether it's a booby's puke or nabbing gels from someone else's drop bags!Jim P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06566980370651311505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-54484283235999949862011-05-09T10:19:10.732-06:002011-05-09T10:19:10.732-06:00Great pics, stories, and important work.
And educ...Great pics, stories, and important work.<br /><br />And educational:<br /><br />"Kleptoparasitism is a form of feeding in which one animal takes prey or other food from another that has caught, collected, or otherwise prepared the food, including stored food."<br /><br />Interesting, so it doesn't -have- to be regurgitated... How about stealing food from unsuspecting ultrarunners? Like barefoot running and all, it would be defensible because it's "natural!"mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-78010327412226081712011-05-09T10:14:24.688-06:002011-05-09T10:14:24.688-06:00So very cool. Thanks for sharing such an amazing ...So very cool. Thanks for sharing such an amazing experience.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488328413041896384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-92210485063321186262011-05-09T10:08:09.852-06:002011-05-09T10:08:09.852-06:00The population was 9 before our charter plane arri...The population was 9 before our charter plane arrived. The populations number ebbs and flows as researchers/scientists and support staff come and go. Incredible place, and just a speck in a vast, vast ocean!Jim P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06566980370651311505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-19450004679248072652011-05-08T21:11:07.685-06:002011-05-08T21:11:07.685-06:00This looks ... unreal. Population 25? Elevation ...This looks ... unreal. Population 25? Elevation 6? 1000 miles away from Hawaii? This is like Castaway.GZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623054918799881730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-73263568944359842992011-05-06T15:00:48.390-06:002011-05-06T15:00:48.390-06:00MTR2 - I hear you. A world away from the ponderosa...MTR2 - I hear you. A world away from the ponderosa forests of the Front Range!<br /><br />Brandon - virtually everything we ate came from the supply cache in the research station's galley. We actually ate quite well. We left the local fauna alone!Jim P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06566980370651311505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-38840482905496149852011-05-06T13:57:16.647-06:002011-05-06T13:57:16.647-06:00What did you eat? Turtles?What did you eat? Turtles?Brandon Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02171059778161578566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823245757719379572.post-75207139348252645402011-05-06T13:44:56.221-06:002011-05-06T13:44:56.221-06:00Thanks for the vicarious tour. Great pictures.
I ...Thanks for the vicarious tour. Great pictures.<br /><br />I like the trail through the woods; I certainly don't get to see that type of vegetation often.<br /><br />Unusual wildlife, too. What a privilege.mtnrunner2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974435572236740294noreply@blogger.com