Photo of the Week: Finally Seeing the Northern Lights in Porjus

Stripes of northern lights appear in the Porjus night sky.

As many of you know, my short trip to Lapland last year was the inspiration for my ‘Texan in Lapland’ tour around Scandinavia this year. On that trip, I stayed in the Porjus Northern Lights Apartments for three nights, hoping that the long nights of January would give me extra time to see the aurora dance across the sky. Sadly, that wasn’t to be the case. I set my alarm all through the night on all three nights with the blind hope that the thick clouds would clear and give me a glimpse of green, but it never happened.

Luckily, this year was different. I scheduled a few days in Porjus so I could have a bit of downtime heading into the last week of my trip, but also because I was hoping I would finally see the northern lights there. As luck would have it, they appeared nearly as soon as dusk settled, visibly dancing across the brightly moonlit sky. Although there was a brighter stripe of green to the west, I was pulled towards this view, fascinated by the strange stripes in the sky.

The other guest that night was a bit disappointed that the aurora was so dim — there was no helping that since the moon was so bright — but I was excited. I had finally accomplished the goal that I set out last year to achieve. Plus, it was the aurora. No matter how cold the weather I have to stand in to watch it, it never gets old seeing its colours and shapes morph as they streaks across the sky.

Here are a few other photos from that night:

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I'm Kristin, and I'm one of the clumsiest people you'll ever meet. I've given myself a concussion by falling into a parked car in England and have broken my leg chasing a bus in Arctic Sweden. Regardless, I keep travelling the world in search of my next adventure (and my next photo opportunity). You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook.
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