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I was five years old in 1978 when my mom and dad took my brother and I to see the movie SUPERMAN . Two years later, in 1980, our family drove to Altoona, PA to see THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK . Both of these pieces of pop-culture, one made me believe a man could fly and the other made me want to be a lightsaber wielding Jedi Knight, grabbed a hold of my imagination and defined my childhood. To this day, my favorite scenes in both of those movies involve icy, frozen landscapes. As a kid I was mesmerized by Superman's "Fortress of Solitude"....and ice covered structure that often served as the Man of Steel's headquarters. Then, in the opening minutes of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, I sat on the edge of my seat as Luke Skywalker, on the frozen planet of Hoth, rode on the back of a beast called a Tauntaun, battled snow creatures, and fought Imperial AT-ATs. The view of the valley in Michaux State Forest . The cold air set...