Somewhere, on this crazy planet.
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From the monthly archives:
January 2009
Washington, D.C.
PANORAMA
The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States.
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Barack Obama’s Inaugeral Concert on the National Mall. About a million people were packed in between the Washington and Lincoln Memorials. Pete Seeger was fantastic.
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Digging the car out of the snow, then driving South from Kontiolahti for the 8 hour drive to Helsinki. The Sun had already set…at noon.
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The frozen lake outside the cabin in Kontiolahti, Finland; just south of the Arctic Circle.
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PANORAMA
A set of photos and myself on the mountain in Koli, Finland (just north of Kontiolahti and just south of the Arctic Circle). Venus and the Moon are setting with the Sun; 3:00 p.m.
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In addition to being a good sport about my totally inadequate Arctic clothing, Stephan is also a master of the stone stove. We scaled a mountain in Koli to watch the stars rise at 2 p.m.
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Frozen Lake in Koli Finland. The ice was relatively thick, but still pretty scary. Standing on the ice though, it was totally clear.
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The first ‘morning’ of 2009. Sun rose at 10:30 a.m., set by 2 p.m. The ice on the lake creaked and groaned all night long. It was eerie.
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New Years 2009 at a cabin in Kontiolahti, Finland, just shy of the Arctic Circle. Vive la société. (Oskar, Sonja, Anders, Henri, Jenni, Tor, Sonja, Essi)
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