Lappish forest from XC trail, Luosto, Finland, March 6, 2002
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Loustontunturi, Lousto, Finland, March 6, 2002
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Loustontunturi from XC trail, Luosto, Finland
(Luosto bald mountain)
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View from Luostontunturi, Finland, March 9, 2002
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Russian mountains in the distance, from Luostontunturi, Finland, March 9, 2002
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"Snow Trees" ocvered with hoar frost, Luostontunturi, Finland, March 9, 2002
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Veikko Virtanen's cottange atop Luostontunturi; Luosto, Finland, March 8, 2002
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Snowt tree, covered wtih hoarfrost; Luostontunturi, Luosto, Finland, March 9, 2002
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Isabelle. March 5, 2002. Ski Hil, Luostontunturi.
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"Snow tree" (covered thick with hoar frost), fence (hard to tell, isn't it?), and ski-trail marker, Luosto ski hill. March 5, 2002.
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Fence, T-bars, and sky.
March 5, 2002, Luosto
Finland
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Isabelle roasting her toes, Jussi roasting sausages,
in the warming hut at Luosto Ski hill
March 5, 2002
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Lea Leisio, in a reindeer coat and reindeer boots, contemplating a dining strategy.
In the warming hut at Luosto ski hill, March 5, 2002
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The view to the West from the Amethyst mine, March 6, 2002.
Loustontunturi with the weather radar is in the background.
Finland is always, always this beautiful, even when the sun
does not shine; even when there's no snow.
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Conference hut at the amethyst mine, Luosto, Finland, March 6, 2002.
No, that's not a jet contrail in the sky, it's a defect in the scan!
Yes, the snow is about armpit deep. No, I did not personally check.
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Isabelle pauses reluctantly for a photo at the top of her favorite slope
at Luostontunturi (Luosto's bald mountain) slopes. View is to the north,
toward Sodankyla. March 9, 2002
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Isabelle patiently endures yet another photograph at Luostontunturi,
March 9, 2002. In the distance is Sodanyla, Finland.
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Vielko's cottage on the top of Luostontunturi
March 9, 2002
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Weather observation equipment covered with hoarfrost.
Luosto Tuntuti, Finland. March 9, 2002
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The view northwest from the weather radar atop Luosto mountain;
in the near distance is the ski slope.
March 9, 2002
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The view west from the weather radar at Luosto mountain
Forground, Veilko's cottage; everywhere, hoar frost.
March 9, 2002
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Isabelle, hindered by ski boots, blinded by ski goggles, and
annoyed by the cameraman, ascends the circular stair to the
observation deck at the top of the weather radar, Luosto
Tunturi, Finland. March 9, 2002
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Jussi and Isabelle before the weather radar on top of Luosto Tunturi
March 9, 2002
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Snow trees and the view to the East from Luosto Tunturi.
The distant hills are in Russia.
March 9, 2002.
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Vielko's cottage, currently rented out to ski resort workers,
at the top of Luosto Tunturi. March 9, 2002
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Jussi Leisio and Isabelle demonstrate the proper technique
of being pulled lazily behind the snow machine.
March 9, 2002, Luosto Finland.
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Isabelle Johnson provides scale for the scene, March 9, 2002
Luostontunturi ski area, Finland.
The T-bar is in the background (all the lifts are T-bars:
the exercise is good for you!
The ungainly thing in the background is a "snow-tree,"
a pine tree coated with frost from low, cold clouds.
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