Anthony’s Blog

Donald Burghardt is back! He has been photographing northern lights for almost 10 years with us. This week he is shooting pictures on our tours! Enjoy!

We had northern lights the whole night, from our stops on the way out to our destination, from out hill top and all the way back to town. However the best display came right at the end of our time on the hill top, finally our patience was rewarded with bright green pillars and curls…

The northern lights tonight filled the sky for the whole trip, only pale and often hiding in the hazy moonlight but above us the whole time. We kept an eye on the sky the whole trip, pointing out the brighter moments. The warm glow of the fire though was the environment to enjoy some insights…

An arctic hare ran across the road in front of us as we headed out into the wilderness under a bright clear sky. The northern lights though were not going to make this easy, however right at the end of our trip they allowed us some time to watch and photograph them. It was a…

The mountain top held back the hazy cloud for as long as it could, the stars disappearing one by one. The glow of the fire was like a magnet, the flickering light inspires conversation and creates the true wilderness night time experience. Time and place to share our Lappish shamanism, a chance for our visitors…

Well not quite although the full Worm or Crust moon did its best to out shine the northern lights tonight, with careful observation we were rewarded a few sightings of the northern lights. However for our guests the main event was around the fire experiencing our Lappish shamanism, oh how our laughing filled the time…