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Far North Action
Stephen captures the fun and adventure of wilderness snowshoeing, climbing frozen waterfalls, and wild dogsled rides while snow swirls, temperatures fall, and sun disappears.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
Into the woods-taking an early morning walk through the frozen forest above Levi, Finland.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
A frigid morning near Levi, Finland is too cold for cross country skiing, but snow
shoes provide a fine way to explore.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
Snowshoes prepare to tackle the mountainside in Levi, Finland.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
Ready, set, mush! Stephen Alvarez, John Burcham, and Reijo Jaaskelainen
take off on a husky drawn sled in Levi Husky Park, Finland.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
Born to run! Huskies speed a sled across Finland's Rautusjärvi Lake near Levi Husky
Park. They fly barking over the frozen water at 25 miles per hour.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
Mikal Nerberg, a guide with Lyngen Guides, climbs a frozen waterfall in Norway's Lyngen Alps.
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Photo taken with the Lumia 950 XL
Climbing a frozen waterfall is tricky anytime, but after dark it poses special
challenges. Although only 3:00 in the afternoon, Mikal Nerberg must use his
headlamp to see ice axe placements on this winter climb in Norway's Lyngen Alps.
