2018 Finland

Lapland / Helsinki

01.27.2018 Celebration House // Lapland

01.27.2018 Celebration Tower // Lapland

01.27.2018 Lone Christmas Tree // Lapland
I stood here almost an hour, hoping the clouds would move clear for me to capture the moon.   They would, only for a minute or two.

01.27.2018 Gold River // Lapland
The Gold River runs through the middle of the West Village in the Kakslauttanen Resort.

01.28.2018 Husky Dog Sledding // OMG!!!

01.29.2018 Reindeer // Lapland
While I was taking the picture, I thought I somehow must have walked through an open gate, because these four reindeers were roaming free.  It wasn't until I returned home to process my images that I realized that these were wild reindeers visiting their cousins living the domesticated lifestyle.

01.29.2018  Sleighs // Lapland
When everything is white around you, a little bit of color just screams for attention.

01.29.2018 Power Lines // Lapland
Powering the winter wonderland of Lapland.  B&W photo.

01.29.2018 Snow Covered Trees // Lapland
Where do you find peace?  I find mine being in nature...160 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

01.29.2018 Dead Tree // Lapland
After walking for a few hours, looking for something interesting in the vast land of nothingness, I came across this dead tree after making a wrong turn on my way back.  Last shot of the day and worth every step.

01.30.2018 Gold River // Lapland
After days and days of overcast weather, I finally get some sunlight!!!

01.30.2018 Bird Houses // Lapland

01.30.2018 Kelo 51  // Kakslauttanen

02.01.2018 Walking in Helsinki
Randomly walking the city of Helsinki - the Cathedral, prayers for a friend, a city park, paw prints, Kappi Chapel, more prayers, the infamous Moomin, meringues, and moose hugs.

02.02.2018 Uspenski Cathedral // Helsinki
Taken on my last night in Finland before flying back home the next morning.  The End.