Tuesday, August 2, 2011

"Area of reindeer husbandry" - roadsign

(I'm at a field station this week. The following are photos from the trip.)


The reindeer are semi-domesticated. Tags behind the ears let the game wardens know which ranch each animal belongs to during culling season. Somehow, reindeer vs auto accidents are sufficiently regular and non-fatal that there is boring paperwork and compensation to the owner (in the form of a fine to the driver) for hitting one.




Road-side rural bus stop. Schedules accurate to the minute. At least 12 buses a day.





Main street in Leduc Oyen every little small town on the Greyhound Matkahuolto milk run.







Geothermal being installed to many of the two dozen hamlets en route. They were finishing up fibre pulls as well.





Revolving restaurant, space ship golf tee, and water tower.






Driving past Canmore^W Käylä.





Oulanka field station (not an ex-WWII prison camp, like KFS...)

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