Photo: Beginning the day on the ice

University of Alaska Southeast student Christopher Whitwell of Fairbanks adjusts his skates for morning laps Tuesday on Twin Lakes as morning commuters begin their travel to work. "I try to skate every morning when it is cold enough," Whitwell said. "It is really beautiful and open here, and not as cold as Fairbanks."

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Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire