Midwinter is demanding time to hike, but sometimes this time of the year can offer unique experiences. I saw magnificent landscapes last week!
Beautiful midwinter
Author: scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking
Finnish guidebook author and freelance journalist. For 20 years I have earned my income by writing about hiking and nature. By blogging I'm not trying to earn anything, but I find this is fun! It is nice to see a complete product (blog article) ready in an instant (compared to a long magazine article or a book).
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