One Year in Sweden
Today we left for Sweden, for a one year long adventure. We will be living in Juoksengi with Jessica’s parents, Kalle & Kicki. We made the decision less…
Journey 06 / 2007–2008
One Full Year
We came for a year. We stayed for every season.
All journeysThe journey, in order26 journal entries
The Big Day
The past two days have been the worst two days of my life, but I need to put that behind me and move on. We have been packing for a month, but severely…
Fresh Blueberries
Today Jessica’s Grandfather Elof brought us a HUGE bucket of fresh picked wild blueberries. These are the real blueberries too, the ones that really are…
River Crossing
Today we drove about 10 minutes south to Kuivakangas and walked down to a place where we were going to cross the river. We have done it in the summer…
A -20c Morning Journey
It was -22c this morning at the house, and the sun was still just under the horizon. There were just a few clouds, or maybe it was fog, and all the trees…
The Beginning of a New Year
Well today is January 1st 2008. A new month, and a new year. Jessica and I were wiped out from last night’s New Years Celebration on the river, where we…
First Sunrise of 2008
Today the sun popped above the horizon for the first time in over a month. The first sunrise of 2008! It was only visible for about a minute, then it was…
Sunup… Sundown
This is a series of stills taken at noon on January 6th 2008. It was the first time this year that we could see the sun came above the horizon here in…
Driving off the Road
Oops! Jessica’s grandfather drove into a ditch today while driving to the house during a snow storm. It is pretty hard to tell where the road is when…
Moose Sighting
Jessica spotted a moose standing along the side of the road today while we were driving to Haparanda to do some shopping. We zipped passed it but decided…
Day Trip to Aavasaksa
We woke up to a beautiful sunrise this morning and thought it would be nice to climb the Aavasaksa Lookout in Finland to enjoy the view, so we drove…
Driving to the Jokkmokk Market
Yesterday Kalle, Kicki and I drove to the Jokkmokk Market in, well… Jokkmokk. Dubbed the “Coldest Market in the World”, the Jokkmokk Market was started in…
The Jokkmokk Market
As noted in the previous post, Kalle, Kicki and I drove to the ‘Coldest Market in the World” yesterday. The Jokkmokk Market. The market was huge, packed…
Photo posted on Övertorneå‘s website
There were some really nice Northern Lights last night. Despite the -22 degree weather, I decided to stand out in a foot of icy snow to try and capture…
Instant Access to Searchme.com’s New Search Engine
Hey! The company I work for, Searchme, Inc. just announced the release of a new Visual Search Engine! It is still in Private Beta, which means you need to…
Tornedalsloppet
Tornedalsloppet is a 45 kilometer cross country ski race from Svanstein to Övertorneå, held on the last Sunday in March. The track goes through the fields…
Playing in the Snow at Pullinki Ski
Well we finally went to Pullinki to play in the snow. Pullinki Ski is the closest, (um… only) ski area close to us. It’s less than 10 minutes north of…
Ice Fishing in Juoksengi
Today Kicki and I entered two ice fishing contests out on the Torne River in Juoksengi. The ‘Juoksenginappet’ and the ‘Polcirkelnappet’. The day started…
Return of the Swans
Today while driving to Luleå, I spotted a guy standing at the edge of an opening on a frozen lake, fishing! Naturally I had to pull over and take a photo.…
Arctic Circle Webcam
Kalle just installed a webcam at the Arctic Circle in preparation for Walpurgis Night, a holiday celebrated on April 30 where people light huge bonfires.…
Kukkolaforsen in the Spring Thaw
Well Spring finally came to Norrbotten. The river water is rising and the ice is breaking up. Here is the first set of photos from the ice break. These…
The Ice is Breaking
Today the river ice began to break up and float down the Torne River here in Norrbotten. It does not look as though it will be as sensational as it has in…
Ride to the River - Part 1
Took the camera and rode my bike around the village today. This is the first set of photos. I started by heading down to the river. It’s amazing to see…
Ride to the River - Part 2
After checking out the river and the ‘beach’, I thought I’d ride north to see if I could find anything interesting. After a few minutes I found a cool…
Swedish Midsummer Party
Today we went the a Swedish midsummer party in Kuivakangas, a village just south of Juoksengi. The day started off with some games, and a quick pony ride.…
10PM Summer Stroll
Last night I took the dog out for a walk. It was around 10:30PM. The sun was near the horizon but it was still an hour away from dipping below the hills.…
From this journey
The photo albums.
Zoe's First Bike
Tea Party
Build a Cake
Connecting to the Fiber
Random Shots
Blueberries
Puddle Jumping
River Lights
Zoe's New Bed
Road Trip to Boden
Evening Walk to the River
Collecting the Hay
Playing in the Pool
Malla's 2nd Birthday Party
Moonshots
A trip to the Playground in Övertorneå
Another trip to Övertorneå
Walking at Night
Relocated
Luppio
Down by the River
Kukkolaforsen
Playing in the River
A Year in Sweden
Playing with Glass
The First Snow
Rickard & Evelina's Wedding
Homecoming
More Reindeer
Frosty Morning
Freezing River
Sunday Morning Drive
Northern Lights
A -20c Morning Journey
Making Dough
Mid Winter Solstice 2007
Pre New Year Party
New Years 2007
The Big Day
Off the Road
Day Trip to Aavasaksa
Driving to the Jokkmokk Market
Nature Walk
Christmas Celebration
The Jokkmokk Market
LumiLinna Snow Castle
Tornedalsloppet
Pullinki Ski
Ice Fishing in Juoksengi
A Beautiful Day to Ski
Snow + Ice + Sun = Spring
Return of the Swans
The Sandbox
Walpurgis Night
Kukkolaforsen - Spring 2008
Rising Water
10PM Summer Stoll
Zoe's Last Day
Swedish midsummer party
Two Young Moose
Ride to the River
Ride to the River 2
Kayaking Kattilakoski
