Northern Notes

Hiking, photography and slow travel

Three days on the Karhunkierros trail

12 September 2026

The weather held for most of the way. Notes on gear, the best campsites near the river crossings and what I would pack differently next time.

Shooting the blue hour in winter

28 August 2026

Settings that worked for long exposures in cold light, plus a few lessons about batteries at minus twenty.

A week without a car

3 August 2026

Trains, ferries and one very long bus ride. A short route diary and a few places worth the detour.