Picture Galleries & Stories from my Hiking Trips and Journeys
Since this year spring arrived very early, I am kind of afraid that my today’s skiing trip might have been the last one for this season. Since I hardly ever took any pictures this winter from my trips, I made a few quick shots with my mobile phone camera today ..
A few pictures and a short story about the traditional Sámi festival “St. Mary’s Days” in Enontekiö, Hetta.
Continue reading “Short story about St. Mary’s Days in Hetta”
Recently I visited the small village Bugøynes on the Varangerfjord in Finnmark, northern Norway. The way back home turned out to become a long one as I experience a blizzard along the way .. Continue reading “Short Visit to Bugøynes – A Finnish Speaking Village in Northern Norway”
It was a cold night, with some -30 degree Celsius. But after a long day sitting behind the computer, a short skiing trip was just the right thing to do ..
Yet there is still is polar night. However, around noon it gets almost bright as during a regular day for about two hours. So I used this time window to go for a short walk with my skiers through the forest ..
The days are quickly getting shorter ..
Hetta, around 2pm.
I strongly felt the urge to go for a hike a couple of weeks ago, so I decided, as so often in the past years, to hike in – or actually through the Pöyrisjärvi wilderness area. Once again. With a friend we enjoyed a wonderful hike, including the last summerly days of this year, as well as the first snowfall, which delighted us toward the end of our hike. We started in Hetta, came by Pöyrisjärvi, and ended our hike in Kalmkaltio, in the east of the Pöyrisjärvi wilderness area. Continue reading “Late Summer and Early Winter – Hiking through the Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area”
