Tag Archive for: Paul Stevens

Hike from Haltia along the Haukkalampi-Haltia Connecting Trail, Around Haukkalampi and Back – A Spring Day Hike in Nuuksio National Park

As a great tit welcomes me with its cheerful song, I lift my camera rucksack onto my back. From the almost empty Haltia carpark I walk to the starting point of the Connecting Trail, from which many other Nuuksio trails also begin. I walk in the direction of the sign to Haukkalampi. The marker for […]

Looking for Petra, the wild Finnish forest reindeer

With my rucksack weighing heavily on my back, I step from the dirt track onto a stony path. I breathe deeply to absorb the scents of the forest that magically lighten my rucksack and calm my mind. As I walk further, I feel beads of sweat rise on my back. The evening is sunny and […]