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Tromsö

We drove north from Kilpisjärvi around 2 hours to Tromsö today.

More pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/106188605401091280402/2012_09_14_tromso

Some intense aurora borealis (northern lights) visible last night around 23:00. I stayed out watching and photographing until about 00:30 but it seemed the intensity was fading continuously while dark clouds also appeared.

As usual the camera sees a much more intense green, while the red is almost completely invisible to the naked eye (at least for me).

Here is a time-lapse video of all frames from last night.

Sallooaivi

I didn't go hiking today, but the others in the group did. To Sallooaivi on the Norwegian side.

Steindalsbreen

From the road at sea-level there is a 6km trail up to an elevation of ca 500m to see the lower end of the Steindal glacier (Steindalsbreen).

Note the grey water in the river running down from the glacier.

Malla

Today we took a boat to the northwestern part of lake Kilpisjärvi. A 3km walk took us to the "Treriksröset" point where the borders of Norway, Sweden, and Finland meet. From there we hiked along the Arctic Trail 14km back to the research station along the shoulder of Malla. A lot of rain and some wind above 600m elevation.