On the drive from Abisko toward the Norwegian border, I came across a small, almost hidden place right next to the road. A patchwork of shallow lakes, open tundra, and skeletal trees stretched across the landscape, easy to miss if you weren’t willing to slow down. I stopped without a plan, explored the area in the soft evening light, and decided to stay the night nearby in the camper van. Early the next morning, I returned with a very different intention. Rather than photogra

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