animals Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Sat, 18 Nov 2023 04:32:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg animals Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 Dog Sledding Adventures in Swedish Lapland https://www.thewanderinglens.com/dog-sledding-adventures-in-swedish-lapland/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/dog-sledding-adventures-in-swedish-lapland/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=3792 Dog sledding with my camera through a snow covered forest in Swedish Lapland, moments don’t get much better! As we drove along passing endless fields and forests of white I had no idea what to expect from the day of dog sledding ahead of me. My dog Nellie has been part of my family for 15yrs, she’s practically a human (yes I’m one of those dog ladies) so I was curious what a team of ten Alaskan Huskies would be like. Aggressive? Cuddly? Working so hard they don’t have time to stop for a treat? Pulling up to the kennels the dogs started barking loudly in excitement the moment we arrived because…their dad was home. With only 20 dogs Bill’s Guide B-O is one of the smaller tour companies in Kiruna that offers dog sledding but in my mind this only meant these dogs were happier, loved and well fed. After putting on extra 10kg of clothing and grabbing a balaclava to face the freezing conditions we were allowed into the yard and were introduced to our team of huskies. Ranging in age from 8mths old to 14yrs, it was immediately evident each had their own personality and energy level....

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