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ARCTIC NORWAY

Jutting above the Arctic Circle is a storybook land of reindeer, huskies, stunning vistas, ice, and the Sami culture.
On a clear winter night, colorful swirling Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) paint the sky. Summer is a contrasting tune of a seemingly endless Midnight sun. It is well worth a journey to witness this rare and wonderful part of our world.
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Just one more push
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Just one more push

NORTHERNLIGHTSHUSKIES

  • An uphill climb
  • Preparing to forge ahead
  • Just one more push
  • And, we're off.
  • Another participant enjoys the no man's land of the north,
  • Approval of the venture
  • The woods (and mountains) are dark and deep (like Robert Frost's poem, Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening).
  • A quick photo
  • Ascension does not daunt the team.
  • These 4 are rarin' to go
  • My Huskies trod over the frozen Alta River.
  • ...and over slush...
  • Over an expanse of bedrock, no medium is too great for these resilient Huskies.
  • Back at the base, we pause for coffee, tea, and treats.
  • Trine explains a bit about her business, Overnight trips with sleepovers in cozy lodges, Northern Lights excursions, and day treks for any ages are offered.
  • This Iditerod racer shares some future plans. There is and/or will be summer interships, a bed and breakfast, and dog training classes.
  • A gamma hut where Trine sometimes instructs her groups.
  • Eleven-year-old Borka, my favorite, will retire from dog sledding after this season.
  • En route to Kautokeino, northern outpost for the Sami culture
  • Town of Kautokeino, winter home of 3,000 Sami and100,000 reindeer
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