Research in action at the "crisco" site, exoenzyme work, speleosols (ferromanganese deposits). 2000-05-22

NOTE: These photos show work requiring a permit from the park service. Diana and Penny had such a permit for this work. Additionally, the fingers used for scale are close to, but not touching, the cave wall.

Participants: Charles Bryan, Mike Spilde, Penny Boston, Diana Northup, A Japanese film crew.

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Mike and Charles working. It takes lots of movement to prepare to take a sample.	Mike preparing to do exoenzyme work
Mike and Charles doing exoenzyme work	Charles writing on a sample tube.
Mike dons his gloves.	Mike putting sample in culture tube
Mike grimaces as he prepares to get the sample.	Mike putting sample in culture tube.
Mike doing exoenzyme work.	Mike looking at the wall.
Penny talking a sample.	Penny talking a sample.
Penny's sample site with fingers for scale.	Penny's (different) sample site with fingers for scale.
Speleosol with fingers for scale.	Tubes on rock, lit by the Japanese camera light, silhouettes.
Penny and one of the Japanese film crew.	Penny and Diana's hands putting something in tube.
Penny and Diana doing research.	Penny and Diana doing research.
Penny and Diana's hands lit by only a headlamp.	"Crisco" (moon milk) near the deep point. Hand for scale