At 4:00 am I noticed the good morning message from Siri. I asked him what the temperature was. In that charming Irish accent he replied 16 below. I searched my Aurora app to find that on a scale of 0-9 it was a four. I suit up and head out. My only enemy was the street light. Not great but after not seeing them in years, it was thrilling.
At 9:30 I headed to the dump with my sled and the garbage. It was minus 20.
The Iron Dog Snow-machine Race is a arriving tonight. I really wanted to see them speeding up the River at 100 MPH. But not enough to stand out in the cold and dark.
I stopped to talk to a man who was overlooking the River while smoking a cigarette. When I told him I was from CA, he said he had a son and a couple grandsons in Sacramento, along with three ex wives, and that’s why he’s living here. He’s the mayor. Name’s Ralph.
Mountain Peace 
I remembered going to the dump as children in Grand Rapids. It was something I looked forward to.
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I loved it too. We would say ahhhh while going over the bumpy road.
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Those are really nice shots of the aurora with a cellphone, at -20, while city lights encroach. How do you put garbage in that contraption?
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Great photos for a phone at -20, with light encroachment. Where do you put your garbage into that contraption? Also, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!
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