Sarah Salter:  

ack across Alaska and Canada by the Alcan Highway and then the TransCanada Highway - lots of mountains, the badlands, spectacular lakes and rivers. I just returned from a conference in New York, and spend Sunday going up to a new modern art center, Dia:Beacon, which has some exciting exhibits, especially by Richard Serra and Sol LeWitt. Around here, I enjoy cycling and snorkeling at the beaches, especially near Rockport, on Cape Ann. The fish stock situation concerns me. I visited Newfoundland on a camping trip several years ago, when the depletion of the cod fisheries was first having an impact, and it is devastating, even in countries like Canada and the U.S. where people have some mobility and options, though even here at some cost to community and family, and quality of life in general. But if worldwide stocks are depleted, people will die. I urge all readers to see the Al Gore movie about global warming, whether you agree with his politics or not. That is going to be an important political issue in the coming years. Cheers to all, Sarah