Did I say I liked being cold? I might have to revise that after today...We went out into the field to do snow measurements, and it was cooold. Your fingers and toes hurt, although getting the heat pack warmers into your shoes and your mittens does help. Also your face can't help but get cold because your goggles fog up, and you have to remove them and then your nose goes numb, your eyelashes become ice crystals and you look like the photos of Himalayan explorers, but I'm sure we get used to it in a few days. Right now those of us from warmer climates feel like little heroes for surviving a couple of hours. It will get better as the body adjusts.
The forcast says the northern lights might be out tonight, at 11:30 pm, which is when we are usually passed out from the day of carrying tons of heavy clothing and shivering. But it would be nice to see them, so we might crawl up into the observatory and be on the lookout..
Want to see what Northern Lights look like? See this or this..