While observing the aurora is a truly awe-inspiring and often breathtaking experience, the images that come out of modern day DSLR cameras do not match what you witness in real life. read more
Indeed, higher latitudes are considered the best places to catch the lights: Places like Norway and Russia are said to sit on a "Northern Lights Belt" that stretches across the northern part of the hemisphere. You can catch the show in Canada, Sweden and Alaska, too. read more
Campfire Under the Northern Lights. My fingers and toes were definitely frozen, and likely about to get frostbite, so I took off my gloves and boots and put my extremities in the fire. It was kind of ironic seeing fire on ice, and even more mind boggling to see it under the Northern Lights. read more