Two American visitor at the top of the amethyst-mine mountain,
March 9, 2002. In the background are meeting-cottages; in the foreground
a typical Finnish fence.
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Top of the amethyst-mine mountain, Luosto, Finland, March 9, 2002
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The snowmobile train to the amethyst mine at Luosto, Finland
March 6, 2002
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The snowmobile train to the amethyst mine follows a cross-country ski trail.
The sleds are padded with reindeer hides; the people usually don't fall out.
March 6, 2002
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The bald mountain (tunturi) behind which hides the amethyst mine,
a source of tourist gold. March 6, 2002. Luosto, Finland
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I'm pretty sure that this is the "facility" at the snack shop where
the tourists change trains on the way to the amethyst mine.
March 6, 2002. Lousto, Finland.
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The tunturi of the Luosto, Finland amethyst mine.
A Finnish hill, a Finnish fence, a hidden Finnish picnic shelter,
and trees cloaked thickly in hoar frost and snow. March 6, 2002.
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Corbin Johnson and Lea Liesio at hard labor
in the amethyst mine. Note Lea's fuzzy boots.
Note Corbin's excitment and clean snow pants.
March 6, 2002, Luosto, Finland
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The Lady Isabelle and Lea Liesio finding hidden jewels
at the amethyst mine, Luosto, Finland. There is a reason
for the fur coats. March 6, 2002. North of the Arctic Circle
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The lovely amethyst seeker, bundled to the gills,
holds her crude hammer optimistically aloft.
March 6, 2002. Luosto, Finland.
(Yes, it's the one and only Isabelle Johnson)
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Conference room at the amethyst mine, Luosto, Finland, March 6, 2002.
It has the shape of the traditional Lappish portable house, but none of the
cold or inconvenience. Luosto, Finland.
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The Lady Isabelle, succumbing to childhood instinct, makes her trademark Snow Angel at the amethyst mine, Luosto, Finland, March 6, 2002.
The fence is a traditional Finnish fence.
The snow is traditional Lappish snow, usually October to mid May.
Why ask for less of a good thing?
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