Going by myself I would do that, but there is the co-pilot/cruise director/SWMBO along on this one.  Westy was nixed early on.  I might be able to persuade her otherwise, but the outcome of that is worthy of a wager.
Stephen 

     On Saturday, February 21, 2015 12:21 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
   

                 Stephen

        If it were Me planning this I would want to get AsFar North as I could AsQuickly AsPossible ~ So ~ From Virginia I might head for

LabradorCity, NL ~ Then maybe on East to GooseBay & NorthWestRiver just for the experience as long as I was up there ~ But I would

not be going without MyWesty & @Least a PortableHeater ~ It appears as though there are VeryLongStretches of WildernessDriving up

there & I'd SureWant to have MyWesty in case I ChoseTo or HadTo spend the Night SomeWhere InTheMiddleOfNoWhere ~ & I'm Not @

all fond of Motels&Hotels ~

                                                                                                                ORR ~ DeanB

On 20 Feb , 2015, at 10:42 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:

>                Big Oooops Correction
> 
>      To name a couple more ~
> 
> http://www.spaceweather.com/
> 
> http://rossellet.com/aurora_tracker.htm
> 
>      & have a look here for some recent examples ~
> 
> http://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?&title=aurora&title2=lights&starting_point=0&PHPSESSID=gl0qn92kuid6mppdljvnki7t32
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 20 Feb , 2015, at 10:32 AM, Mark McCulley wrote:
> 
>> Trying to see the aurora within a prescribed time window is an iffy
>> proposition right now. The current solar cycle is very weak.
>> 
>> http://www.space.com/23934-weak-solar-cycle-space-weather.html
>> 
>> My wife and I just travelled (in January) to Iceland to see the aurora and
>> did not see anything (other than a beautiful landscape).
>> 
>> I suggest keeping an eye on the space weather forecast and be prepared to
>> head out on short notice if we enter a period of heightened activity. There
>> are a number of sites on the internet with space weather information.
>> Here's one:
>> 
>> http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/30-minute-aurora-forecast
>> 
>> -Mark
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Asking for input from those who've seen it and can recommend a viewing
>>> location.  We'd like to drive from Virginia in late March to a spot where
>>> we'd have a good chance to see the Aurora Borealis.  Research indicates
>>> that fun, remote places like Iceland, Churchill MB, Ft. McMurray AB and
>>> Fairbanks AK are prime viewing spots but if we drive it means we could
>>> afford to stay longer if we need to wait out a sighting.  So let us know if
>>> you know a good place likely to make it worth the drive.  Thanks!
>>> By the way, we are not planning to drive the Westy and camp out on this
>>> trip.  We're tough but we're Propexless.
>>> Stephen
>>>