For some breathtaking photographs, go here. This one is my favorite.

"Are you content to stand at the edge of the mystery, knowing only some small fraction of it?"

I can't remember who wrote that, it's one of my favorite quotes. I had it in my head it was George MacDonald in Phantastes, but I can't find it. Argh. Huh. May be C.S. Lewis, now that I think of it.

There are homeless people in Fairbanks who spend the entire winter outdoors. I know two of them personally.