In a message dated 2/6/2004 1:48:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, mst@AK.NET
writes:
Get some good photo's to share with those of us too far away, or too frozen
to thaw in time to get there.
Mark,

The reason we started calling it burning van is the low temperatures at the
beach during this time of the year. Mike brought a huge pile of wood last year.
The huge fire was enough to make us forget that we were getting a slice of
Alaska at the time.

BenT