I was surprised to find snowbirds in places like Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. I had just assumed that once the Termination Dust had hit the mountain peaks around my home in Alaska they dispersed, spreading their malignant presence evenly over Canada and the Lower 48. But, alas, no. True to their name they migrate in large, land-bound, slow-moving flocks of RV's, through Canada and into warmer climbs to gnaw at otherwise peaceful communities. (Bastards) As a friend of mine said to a particularly obnoxious group of pukers, "Don't you people have lives? Get back to them!". But snowbirds don't have lives. They are the most insidious form of tourist. They are retirees.