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1st September

Published: 1st September 2015

So – I have been hiking over on the Eastern border of Finland through some of the most beautiful wilderness country imaginable – pristine forests and dramatic bogs with all colours of the rainbow. Here are the best of the shots of the forest trails:

Forest trails

Forest trails

Forest trails

Forest trails

Forest trails

Forest trails

There have been so many amazing details to record that it has been tricky trying to keep up with my fellow walkers – all of whom were much faster walkers than I am….but I managed to get a good few shots of shapes and colours and quirky bits and pieces:

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

Shapes and colours

We stayed in a variety of different places ranging from wilderness hostels to old fashioned farmhouses. All had interesting detail – as did the picnic and fire building spots we passed along the way. It is all incredibly well-managed by park and ranger services – it puts us on the UK to shame.

Picnic spot
a picnic spot with ready cut logs under a timber shelter

Kettle on open fire

Mud scraping brushes
mud scraping brushes outside every doorway
Moose antler door handles
moose antler door handles
Sailing on a lake
sailing up a lake to visit 4500 year old rock paintings made with red ochres
Rock paintings
a really emotional moment…

and here are yet more pics of the trip

Sauna heaven
sauna heaven
Fabulous colours
fabulous colours
Natural sculptures
natural sculptures
Lunch time
lunch time
Fluffy bear
and the closest I got to a bear…

i’ll post some more soon with ideas of how i might develop some art from what I have seen… and any ideas and comments from people reading would be most welcome!

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