The richness of the morning light suggests really clear and therefore really cold winter air. These ice shacks look modest compared to some recently photographed by msnbc.com.

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Morning alpenglow casts a warm light on 6,288-foot Mount Washington, in New Hampshire's White Mountains, 40 miles to the west of a group of ice-fishing shacks on Long Lake in Naples, Maine Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. The exceptionally clear weather is coming to an end as another winter storm is predicted for Friday. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)