All of these spots look superb!
But, before I start, I have to say I might not be able to make it: I missed 2007 because I sailed to Antarctica
David & Josh's Excellent Adventure: Sailing to Antarctica
and I might miss this year because I am trying to hitch a ride to Svalbard to dog sled to the Noorderlicht, which ices in a fjord for the winter:
B U T... if I can't make it, I would be up for something wild and wooly. I think the ice road looks grand. I've been to Upper Peninsula, but in summer. It was drop dead gorgeous then.
Ross, AZ, a temp move, or have you gone to the Dark Side?
Oh, I sold DUCTTAPE II. I'm now on DUCTTAPE III, a 2008 Clubman S.
David