Night 2 Aurora Sky Station
We were determined to see the lights, so we drove two hours northwest of Jukkasjarvi to Abisko (near the Norwegian border), intent on visiting the Aurora Sky Station—deemed to be the best place on earth to experience the lights. We took a chair lift to the top of Mount Nuolja and were rewarded with a “rare showing” under a starry sky and near full moon! Spectators all across the mountain were laughing and yelling, and I was shaking with excitement (and cold brrrrrr) Our pics are not the greatest—we know jack point jack about cameras, much less about filming auroras—but you can get the feel 😉
Inside–where I downed 80 hot chocolates
Nearly full moon over tops of mountains
Thank you, Nix!
Ok, I’ll admit it … got a little teary
This is Regin, flipping me off
Abisko at base of mountain
Steps to an even higher observation deck
Swan
Blurry, but love the Mardi Gras colors
Look at the guy in the background–we actually have a lot of photos of spectators with wide open arms