Thursday, 31 December 2009

Chasing The Winter Sun

In recent days I've been in contact with friends and family who have gone to the southern hemisphere to India, Australia and Mexico for winter holidays to get away from the cold harsh European winter. Well, I did the opposite and vacated north to Höga Kusten, Ångermanland, Sweden.

There was half a metre of snow in Höga Kusten in two days and then we were rewarded with cold blue skies and an amazing sunset. I have seen some beauty in my time but this was really, really something special when you least expected it.

We drove around the snow topped mountains and frozen lakes and chased the winter sun all afternoon. Every corner we turned, the sky looked like it was on fire on the snowy backgound, what a contrast. These are just a few of many photographs I will post in the coming days. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Happy New Year from The Traveller Returns.








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RoxanaFarca said...

Great photos. I like your approach. In winter we should go where the winter is :-)

Ciss B said...

Lovely photos! You have so much more snow than we have here in the Midwest.

Hope your New Year is the best!

Richard Smalley said...

Thanks for the comments, it's true beauty here in Sweden. incredible sunset, lots of snow is falling now too, it never stops!!!

Happy New Year.