By Scott Shephard

Winter doesn't officially begin for another month in the northern hemisphere but one of the results of living in South Dakota is that we get extra winter months. If I were in to ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross country skiing, that would be a good thing. But I'm a sailor who enjoys warm summer winds.

So why do I live here? Because it's home. And because it's where our friends and family live. And I'll certainly endure yet another winter for all of those blessings.

Canon 5DIII 1/160s f/11.0 ISO100 160mm