EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on 18 January 2005. The lights are the result of solar particles colliding with gases in Earth’s atmosphere. Early Eskimos and Indians believed different legends about the Northern Lights such as they were the souls of animals dancing in the sky or the souls of fallen enemies trying to rise again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)(Released)
About the Author
Rachel Garwin started instructing wilderness courses at the Voyageur Outward Bound School in 2008. Since then, she has taught teens and adults how to canoe, backpack, rock climb, dogsled, and cross-country ski through the Boundary Waters. Read more of Rachel's reflections on wilderness and community on her personal blog.
