Laponia 2003 - Summer

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End of June/beginning of July 2003, we visited Rajamaa for a second time - and only for a few days. We were returning from the Lofot islands in Norway and heading for home. This time, we had nearly "tropical" temperatures, and the sun did never go down!

See also: rajamaa.com/en/about-rajamaa

We arrived in Rajamaa in the evening	No snow to see, but lots of flowers	The log hut was still there ...
... as well as the stable	It was flowering all over !	The sun would not go down ...
... not even at midnight!	The bicycle was still in its place!	More flowers!
Looking into the swamps - no snow here, too!	The planks for crossing the swamps were still there	Moss from close-up...
...and from farther away	Probably a berry???	Look like strawflowers ...
The river Muonio carries a lot of water now...	...and there are lots of stones at its banks	Tragant flower
In winter, we had the same view along the river Muonio	The slogbod is still there...	...without fire and sausages
At the banks of the river Muonio	Tragant flower	And more berries...
This time we slept in our VW van, ...	... which acted as our "hut"	In Winter, this was our hut!
View over the area...	Near Muonio - reportedly, the best view in Finland	Hotel in Muonio, where we stayed in winter before and after our dog sled ride
At the banks of the river Muonio in Muonio	Here, the ice hut must have been in winter...	Muonio, close to the bridge leading to the island
Supper at Lars'	The last sun rays...	...for Astrid, ...
me,...	...and the Rajamaa main building	The meadows were full of flowers, ...
...and the mosquitoes swarmed around. But this repellant did not have any positive effect (for us)	Writing the diary before we drive to the Pallastunturi National Park in Finland	Following the river Muonio...
Reindeers at the park lodge	View to the top...	...and to other tops
On the high plateau	The top was full of stones...	Ditto
Heather	View from the top...	... and to other tops...
Ditto	A man from Finland took a photo of us	Astrid looks around...
You can see only woods and lakes (and stones)...	The reindeers still stayed at the lodge when we returned	They were not at all shy!
Overview of the National Park	Cotton grass	Ditto
Road in the direction of Muonio	This evening we had fish and beer for supper	The main building in Rajamaa in the last sunrays. We left the following morning!
	A last view before we were heading for home...
Laponia, June/July 2003 - Minolta Dimage 7i

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