Around 7,800 feet under the frigid Southern Ocean, the flash of a remotely operated underwater vehicle captured scenes from a distant undersea ecosystem.
When you stood outside the hotel under a frigid, starry sky, you could smell cafeteria grease, wood fire, and cigarette smoke, and hear the thumping from the disco club in the basement.
The Navy Career Odd Behavior on Sub Draws Sailors' Ridicule On long patrols under the frigid Atlantic, Petty Officer First Class Michael L. Leinen expected stress, expected danger, trained for nasty surprises aboard the submarine Woodrow Wilson.
"Those came from the Hall of Fame," an N.F.L. worker wearing rubber gloves explained; he was still awaiting delivery of the bench from the Ice Bowl, the 1967 Championship Game played under such frigid conditions that the referee's whistle got stuck to his lips.
Indeed, with every step I took in this cosmopolitan city of just over 120,000 people, a litany of surprising experiences would soon unfold, hidden behind closed doors in warm interiors, or laid bare under the frigid majesty of the volcanic landscape.
It was the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere, and under a frigid Nevada sky about 75 men and women wearing nothing but body paint and their own bravado were cavorting on the barren lake bed here in temperatures that would make your average coyote flinch.
But Democrats' ratings of Republicans go steadily down from there, falling to 33 degrees under George W. Bush and a frigid 17 under Barack Obama.
By the time he emerged, after beatings, whippings and hours under torrents of frigid water, he was not the same.
More than 100 firefighters, many encrusted in sooty ice, struggled for more than five hours to bring the flames under control, fighting frigid wind gusts that threatened to spread the fire to neighboring houses.
