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In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 photo, bundled up pedestrians walk past an advertisement for South America and Central America in the window of a travel agency in Blue Island, Ill. With yet another polar vortex like storm system bearing down on many parts of the country, suffering Midwesterners dream about being anywhere but home. Florida resorts and other tourist operations have been fueling this with email and other ad campaigns dangling a little sunshine and beach scenes in front of us. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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This Feb. 18, 2014 photo provided by VISIT FLORIDA shows a fiberglass mannequin atop a taxi in Philadelphia promoting the warmth of Florida as winter rolls on in the northern parts of the country with the return of yet another polar vortex like storm system. Florida resorts and other tourist operations have been fueling this with email and other ad campaigns dangling a little sunshine and beach scenes in front of us. (AP Photo/Courtesy of VISIT FLORIDA)

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Adam Scott, of Australia, tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 photo, bundled up pedestrians walk past an advertisement for South America and Central America in the window of a travel agency in Blue Island, Ill. With yet another polar vortex like storm system bearing down on many parts of the country, suffering Midwesterners dream about being anywhere but home. Florida resorts and other tourist operations have been fueling this with email and other ad campaigns dangling a little sunshine and beach scenes in front of us. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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This Feb. 18, 2014 photo provided by VISIT FLORIDA shows a fiberglass mannequin atop a taxi in Philadelphia promoting the warmth of Florida as winter rolls on in the northern parts of the country with the return of yet another polar vortex like storm system. Florida resorts and other tourist operations have been fueling this with email and other ad campaigns dangling a little sunshine and beach scenes in front of us. (AP Photo/Courtesy of VISIT FLORIDA)

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In this Feb. 18, 2014 photo, Fort Worth firefighters Daniel Ory, left, and Kasey Gandy pull weight sleds past Trinity Park to Farrington Field in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 18, 2014 photo, Fort Worth firefighters Kasey Gandy, left, and Daniel Ory pull weight sleds across the Seventh Street Bridge to Farrington Field in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 18, 2014 photo, Fort Worth firefighters Daniel Ory, left, and Kasey Gandy pull weight sleds near Trinity Park to Farrington Field in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 18, 2014 photo, Fort Worth firefighters Kasey Gandy, left, and Daniel Ory pull weight sleds along West Seventh Street to Farrington Field in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 17, 2014 photo, Daniel Ory, Kasey Gandy, Matt Magoffin, Clint Brewer and Jerry Bay pose in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 17, 2014 photo, Clint Brewer, left, and Matt Magoffin walk the stadium stairs at Farrington Field with their backpacks loaded with sand in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 17, 2014 photo, Matt Magoffin walks the stadium stairs at Farrington Field with his backpack loaded with sand in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

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In this Feb. 17, 2014 photo, left to right: Daniel Ory, Kasey Gandy, Matt Magoffin, Clint Brewer and Jerry Bays talk in their firehouse in Fort Worth, Texas. They attract curious glances as they trudge through downtown, giant backpacks strapped to their backs and dragging weights on makeshift sleds behind them. They are Fort Worth firefighters, but they're not training for the next big blaze or building collapse. They're preparing for a self-imposed challenge, to climb to the highest point of North America. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT