Bitter cold in Minnesota

Gallery: John Brower braved the frigid weather to run to work Monday in Minneapolis.

Gallery: Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across 7th Street in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, January 6, 2014

Gallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, it was a pleasant sight to see the sun set on this frigidly cold day like here over a steaming Minneapolis skyline.

Gallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delicate patterns created forms remminicent of summer, like this swarm of hummingbirds.

Gallery: Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway on Monday.

Gallery: Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway in the frigid weather Monday.

Gallery: John Brower ran to work at sunrise Monday in Minneapolis.

Gallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delicate patterns created forms remminicent of summer, like this pine forest of frost.

Gallery: Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across 7th Street in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, January 6, 2014

Gallery: A postal worker delivered the mail to Flair Fountains. Flair Fountains takes great pride in running the fountain outside its Minneapolis headquarters 365 days a year. It was running today even at -16 degrees. They have to keep it turned down so the ice mountain doesn't spill out onto Hiawatha Ave. Monday, January 6, 2014

Gallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delicate patterns created forms remminicent of summer, like this warm sunrise breaking the horizon.

Gallery: Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night in it last week. Eli was enjoying his day off school due to the cold but was relatively warm in the igloo. Monday, January 6, 2014

Gallery: Eli's dad Tom boosted him to the roof of the igloo. Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night in it last week. Eli was enjoying his day off school due to the cold but was relatively warm in the igloo. Monday, January 6, 2014

Gallery: Gabe Pressnall's beard froze while he took a walk as temperatures hit extreme lows in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, January 6, 2014.

Gallery: The scene of downtown and the Mississippi as temperatures hit extreme lows in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, January 6, 2014.

Gallery: Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across Kellogg Blvd in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, January 6, 2014