After the last 2 months of driving the RV Tesla around them supporting a lot of High tech geophysical survey, I'm finally back on the Atlantic coast, with some exciting new projects ahead.
Far from my ocean home, you say? Not as far as one might think. The land locked lakes of the Great Basin in the American West are remnants of a geologically ancient sea, and some, Mono Lake, for example are twice as salt as the sea.
After the last 2 months of driving the RV Tesla around them supporting a lot of High tech geophysical survey, I'm finally back on the Atlantic coast, with some exciting new projects ahead.
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Yesterday I finally got to visit several groves of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, including the Rockefeller grove, which is hidden from the general public and not on the map...
As part of the deal I promised my guides that I would not reveal Methuselah’s location or photograph (nor theirs). After what happened to The Senator Cypress in Florida earlier this year, we have to do all that we can to protect these old timers from… us.
What I found most amazing about the oldest grove of trees in the world is that, amongst the younger trees who are only a few hundred years old, or a few thousand, were also the remains of trees that had died before the pyramids were built, still standing carcasses of trees 10,000 years old, like a scene from a Tim Burton Movie, and the young trees that are just sprouting up in the midst of them. I would love to come back again, on a moonlit night, and let my imagination wander. Unfortunately my photographic skills were not at their best, and the 4 mile hike at 10,000 ft altitude didn’t provide me with many photos worth sharing. As always, Rachel Sussman has taken the best photos of all when it comes to the worlds oldest living things. When I got the chance to work in Mono Lake this week as captain of a small research vessel for Aqua Survey, Inc., I was enthusiastic about it for more than one reason. Some of you might remember that this is the lake where NASA Scientists discovered a new species of microorganism that thrives and reproduces on the toxic chemical Arsenic. For Scientist looking for life in extreme environments, this means a whole new definition of life, as in "Life as we Don't Know it". This was my chance to visit the desert side of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains and experience this visually striking lake and get to know more about its inhabitants. A friend of mine from the NASA/SETI High Lakes Expedition served as photographer during this project. Heres one of his photos of the lake; Here is a link to the full article on NASA's website.
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My Name is Eric and My Job is Scientific Exploration.
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