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Closure II Photos

I took more than 3 rolls of film during the 39 days I was closed inside Mars Base Zero in 2004. The first roll is mostly the end of my sailing trip to Hawaii. Feel free to skip them if you want...(ie I was lazy and didn't break the roll into 2 files). After each roll I've listed a few of my favorite photos. If you click the roll it will take you to the complete roll; if you click on my favorite photos that will take you to the individual photo.

Roll 1104A

A good view of the inside. Photo looks NW from square F (see crop layout).
This photo shows the potatoes after the frost killed most of them (this is square D).
Although these strawberries didn't contribute much to the diet, they were eagerly awaited, and delightedly consumed.

Roll 1104B

The rutabega grew very well, but was never worth harvesting--probably not enough light back in this (NE) corner.
The rubarb swiss chard grew really well--and it was pretty besides!
Harvesting wheat is a bit of a chore--a lot of work for not very much food. But it sure tasted good, the one time I got to eat it!
Square F is the square you step into when you exit from the apartment. Consequently there is a lot of stuff there...
Looking down the length of the greenhouse, from up in the apartment. Wide angle lens gives you a good view of squares B, D & F.
The east end of square E got very little sun, and not very many of these crops produced (only the beets in the lower end of the photo).

Roll 1104C

This sunflower was very pretty, but productivity was disappointing.
Strawberries--almost ripe!
I ate nearly a cabbage a week during my time inside.
Dinner!
One of my favorite foods: potato chips.
Salad was a frequent meal in Mars Base Zero.
Borsch was a favorite meal.

Roll 1104D

Plowing was done by shovel. This wasn't as big a task as it sounds; it took me 2 weeks to eat a square of potatoes--and only half an hour to dig it.
The furnace was not very reliable while I was inside. In this photo I've got it all torn apart to try and figure out why it wouldn't go.
I just like the tunnel effect in this photo. I was standing in the kitchen when I took it, and it looks west.
A good view of square D, taken from the loft.
The plastic tarp that made up the south wall is 18' by 36'. This photo shows the tarp very well.
I didn't manage to eat these strawberries until after I came out--but I took them home so I could!
This cauliflower was huge--compare it to the broccoli grown in 2002.
I am hoping someone will plant square C in potatoes in early May (when I will be out of town), so I left it plowed and the holes ready to just toss the spuds in.
This wide angle view makes the 7.25 foot wide kitchen look larger than it really is. But I found the size comfortable, and not a problem.
Another wide angle view of the kitchen.