June 19, 2008 - Everything froze on Denali, from olive oil to sunscreen and toothpaste. It was convenient to melt the olive oil in the water as we brought it to boil.
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."
--Jack London