Witnessing spotlights of purple and green light dancing across a black night sky is an event that many have listed as a lifetime bucketlist experience. It's awe inspiring that our earth can create such a lightshow if all the elements are in place. Preparing for such an event is also fun filled, as most travellers are not used to bundling up for outdoor excursions after bedtime. The entertaining trials and tribulations of learning how to setup your camera and coordinate your companions for that shot of them 'blowing those ribbons of colour', will certainly be told upon your return home. Perhaps roasting marshmellows around a campfire and sharing stories of the daytime adventures is more of your preference. Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories is one of the best places in the world to view them - with August/September being the best months (warmer weather with clear nights and the lights reflecting off the water) and Jan/Feb/March not far behind (with clear cold nights and the option to experience winter activities like dog sledding during the day). Aurora borealis inspires artists and storytellers to find new ways of sharing the beauty, but the best way is to really experience it for yourself.