{"id":175,"date":"2020-02-08T04:43:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/?p=175"},"modified":"2020-02-08T04:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:43:22","slug":"observation-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/2020\/02\/08\/observation-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Observation Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the many beautiful sights surrounding our town is Observation (&#8220;Ob&#8221;) Hill. Hiking to the top, beautiful views of McMurdo station, Scott Base, and Arrival Heights surround us. The cross was left as a memorial to Scott and the members of his team who died on their return from the South Pole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/ob-hill-group.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/ob-hill-group.png 757w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/ob-hill-group-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption>Jackson, Amanda, and Xianxin at the top of Ob Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/mcmurdo_from_above-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"228\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/?attachment_id=228#main\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/mcmurdo_from_above-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/mcmurdo_from_above-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/mcmurdo_from_above-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/mcmurdo_from_above.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">McMurdo Station (USA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/scott_base-1-1024x373.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"227\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/?attachment_id=227#main\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/scott_base-1-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/scott_base-1-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/scott_base-1-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/scott_base-1.png 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Scott Base (NZ)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/arrival-1024x323.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"224\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/?attachment_id=224#main\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/arrival-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/arrival-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/arrival-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/lidarexploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/02\/arrival.png 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Arrival Heights Buildings &#8211; left is NZ building (with our lidars) right is US building<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the many beautiful sights surrounding our town is Observation (&#8220;Ob&#8221;) Hill. 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