SI Vault Bil Gilbert February 09, 1987 As others are drawn in
imagination and body toward coral reefs and rain forests, I am
attracted to permafrost and tundra. My sun shines brightest from
the north, and it is toward these regions I generally head when
the opportunity for foreign travel presents itself. Decrease
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Northward, On The Scent Of An Oddly Named Place  View CoverRead
All Articles View This Issue 1 2 3 4 5 6  Eskers are mounds of
sand and gravel deposited by ancient streams that ran in and
under the ice sheets once covering this country. Sometimes they
extend for miles as raised beaches or dunes standing above the
taiga, the subarctic forest, but more often they are
disconnected hummocks or hills, the original ridge having been
breached or eroded by weather and water. Eskers are well drained
and in consequence dry and thinly covered with vegetation. They
make for easy walking, sitting and sleeping. Most critically,
they provide relatively