The Smell of Minus Fifty Degrees

I know: weather talk is boring. But I just moved to North Dakota a few months ago and am simply amazed. Before I moved, my research showed that temps up here are 10 degrees colder than in SE Wyoming, where I lived previously. Huh? It is 40 degrees there and this morning the temp here…

No Fear

Yesterday, I decided to confront my fear of extremely low temperatures.  After all, I have an arctic parka, warm clothing, long underwear, warm boots, and wool socks.I have a case of hand warmers, heavy mittens and a windproof hat.  Surely I would not drop dead after 15 minutes outdoors! My motivation: people further north live…