[Eska]

Supposed to be minus 45 tonight, here along the upper Yukon. I have the hearthstone in basement cookin and the Pioneer Maid cookstove oven at 350 upstairs. Oil is 5 bucks/gallon here so we heat with wood for free. I got the salmon strips and dry meat too. Local Indians are OK by me too.

I could never live an urban lifestyle after calling Eagle home, but with 2 woodstoves, my cabin hangs around 75 degrees; my old bones need the heat. NOthing better than drinking coffee sitting nx to my big cookstove, I have fight with the dogs for the best spots.

Anybody can live a rural lifestyle; it's a personal choice. We left Pa over 20 years back; can't imagine that I called back East home half my life?

[bluejean]

“I could never live an urban lifestyle after calling Eagle home, but with 2 woodstoves, my cabin hangs around 75 degrees; my old bones need the heat. NOthing better than drinking coffee sitting nx to my big cookstove, I have fight with the dogs for the best spots.”

Well you make this reluctant city-dweller jealous. Colo Springs is nice as cities go but it’s gotten too damn big. I liked it better in 1972. I watch shows like Alaska: The Last Frontier and Alaska Railroad to keep my dreams. Spent 2 weeks there in 1995, best trip and time of my whole life.

[T-Bone Texan]

Eska, I envy you your lifestyle, but what I really envy is your ability to tolerate that lifestyle.

Feel free to to us more about the cold; it is fascinating to hear about on a theoretical level.