Friend of mine recently saw NL for the first time on a vacation to Iceland. Having lived in AK for a number of years, I had tried to explain it to him. On his return, he was nevertheless astounded at the variety of colors and the way the light moved - not at all what he expected.


Sometimes, when you see a thing often, you come to take it for granted. I remember staring at it for hours till I damned near froze to death when we first moved up north. Near the end of our stay, I hardly noticed. Often I've wished that I could see it again.


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