What is the mood of To Build A Fire by Jack London?

The mood of London's "To Build a Fire" is
ominous or foreboding.  Disaster is waiting to
happen. 

The temperature is cold, but more importantly it
is colder than the traveler thought.  He is warned not to travel alone, but he does it
anyway.  He is new to the land and inexperienced, but, again, more importantly, he has
no imagination.  He does not consider what could happen.  He walks
on the frozen water, but the covering ice is
deceptive. 

The traveler underestimates the natural forces
he is pitted against, and he does not understand that he is at their mercy.  The mood is
ominous.