Anthony’s Blog

The landscape of Lapland was so beautiful tonight, the bright moon flooding our snow covered world with light. While we waited for the northern lights to make an appearance we spent time around the fire. Our Lappish shamanism was experienced in the flickering light of the birch wood fire, the glow illuminating our faces as…

We stopped to check the sky on the way out into the wilderness, but no sign of northern lights activity in the clear bright moonlit sky. The northern lights though waited for us to arrive at our destination before putting on a display, green light curving and moving across the sky. What a welcome to…

We hurried to the viewing location, the first signs of the northern lights arc brightening across the sky. We arrived just in time to see it brighten and gave us our first chance to get some pictures with the northern lights behind our guests. I explained how the northern lights are created in sections, allowing…

While I explained how the northern lights are created a few stars were spotted peeping through the thin cloud, Some hope of clear sky to come allowed us to spend some time around the fire, our Lappish shamanism was an experience for our visitors, their futures revealed in the light of the birch wood fire,…

Tonight the sky above was bright enough to give hope, just white light in the camera but the stars refused to appear. The warm glow of the fire though drew us around, food warmed over the fire and warm drinks enjoyed it was time to introduce our visitors to our Lappish shamanism. The little horse…

Our first stop tonight on our way out into the wilderness was perfectly timed, the northern lights arc above us changed into tall dancing pillars of light reaching up into space as we watched. What a moment in nature to witness from directly below. The sky was bright at our hill top viewing spot, the…