Imagine it, because if you are like 99.99 percent of Americans, you will never see this place yourself. Imagine it, because if you don't, then others will do so for you. This is the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where the idea of a place can be as important as its reality. As debate about oil drilling here revives, the coastal plain's fate will depend on which image of it prevails in far-off circles of power and public opinion. That is why, before the airplane touches down and Arctic reality blasts in at 25 below, it is time for a tour of images.
Palms sway in the yard.
Sailboats glide across the bay. Her images of the coastal plain come from newspapers and nature shows. I've seen pictures that certainly look beautiful. The caribou go up there from Canada. She recently gave a presentation on the coastal plain to her garden circle.