Kumputunturi, Lapland
It starts to grow between the trees
Fist you see only climbses
Then the forest opens up
And there stands the mountain
In front of you
And above you
There is nothing around it to challenge it's height
It stands there alone
581 meters from the sea level
Reaching the clouds
If there is a treeline at it's sides
It's so far down
It vanishes to the forest itself
Before the mountain even starts to rise from the ground
North facing side is a little bit easier
Little bit more approacable
And from there goes a little path all the way up
The view from the top is amazing
Terrain is really rough
Just rocks and some more rocks
And so for
Nothing to block the view
Nothing to block the wind
That hits you from every direction
In the middle of this emptiness
On the highest point stands a little cottage
In the past
The cottage has belong to the fireguard
Whom has been sitting here
Guarding and watching
Ready to spot the wildfires
Hard to imagine his life
Living alone
On top of the mountain
Just himself, wind and stars to keep him company
We imagine this
Sitting in the fireguards lookout hut
Waiting for coffee to boil
Coloring a life to the thoughts
Of this place in winter time
How it would be here under the starry sky
Northern lights dancing above us
How it would be if you would get stuck in a snow storm
How you would sit in the cottage
Wrapped in blankets
Sipping hot chocolate in candle light
And listen how the wind roars around you
We wonder how it is
That even so the scenery is rough and empty
It is still so full of life and wonders
Only limitations are in your own imagination
And how wonderful it feels
Here in the middle of the beautiful emptiness
To share your thoughts
The moment
And a cup of coffee
With an other living soul
