Travel
Utsjoki, Lapland – Northern Finland
5-6 December 2019
Thursday – feeling surprisingly good for being dragged 50’ by a pack of huskies
We meet this morning at 9:30, just at the dawn of civil twilight. The southeastern sky is a palette of pinks, reds and golds. The terrain is white as far as I can see. Trees are sculpted and boughs laden with snow. The road is one white path edged by tall berms. Snowy white ptarmigan blend into their equally white environment. The occasional group of reindeer dig in the drifts for food or wander across the road appearing very unconcerned about automobiles.
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