A few pictures and a short story about the traditional Sámi festival “St. Mary’s Days” in Enontekiö, Hetta.
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Short story about St. Mary’s Days in Hetta
Cold Full Moon Night
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 ..
Picture of the Day: Skiing through the Forest
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 ..
Picture of the Day: Mire in the Night
Some more nightly fog over a mire, near Närpistö ..
Picture of the Day: Nightly Fog
Nightly fog over the sports ground in Hetta ..
Greetings from the Snow
Just last week I was a little surprised about the high temperatures when I was visiting Kirkenes and Murmansk. However, after coming back to Enontekiö, I enjoyed some more moderate temperatures around here. Nonetheless, I didn’t expect to see some more snow until autumn ..
Polar Day and Winter Leftovers
Since the snow is already gone, I took a short bike trip up on Jyppyrävaara, to get a look on the ice cover of lake Ounasjärvi – before it is gone for the summer.
Since I enjoyed the view so much, I also went down to the shore of Ounasjärvi, and spent some time there, watching migratory birds that already came back to Lapland ..
