by Steven Higgs | Jul 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
If the view from the Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower isn’t the most spectacular on the Hoosier National Forest’s 204,000 acres, it’s unquestionably the most expansive. Indeed, the 360-degree view from the tower cabin is reminiscent of our airborne approach to the...
by Steven Higgs | Jul 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
My relationships with urban deer began in my Herald-Times staff writer days in the late 1980s, when I discovered a New York Times Magazine article titled Rats with Hooves. I first encountered white tail deer on the streets of Bloomington circa 2010 by the old Sarkes...
by Steven Higgs | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
I broke my two-week post-North Pole Photo Fast on a rainy day drive through the Deam Wildlands with two of my three oldest friends, guys I’ve known since 1969 and reconnected with the past few years: Tom Diaz and Pete Katsaros. I also met my Limestone Post Revisiting...
by Steven Higgs | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
That the Photo Gods had blessed our 10-day adventure to Lapland was apparent every second of the journey, from the sun’s breakthrough the moment we crossed into the Arctic Circle from Rovaniemi, Finland, through a legitimate Photo Miracle in Alta, Norway. Along the...
by Steven Higgs | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our expedition to Lapland and the Norwegian Sea ended with a day and a half exploring Helsinki on the Gulf of Finland. From our Airbnb condo in the Töölö – the collective name for the city’s Etu-Töölö and Taka-Töölö neighborhoods north of the City Centre on the...
by Steven Higgs | May 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Alta Museum Trail encapsulates all that is world-class about Alta, Norway, from its scenic natural beauty to rock art created between 7,000 and 2,000 years ago by hunters and gatherers. Our last trek in Scandinavia, the 2.5-mile trail traverses one of the world’s...
by Steven Higgs | May 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
With a half century background in writing for the public, I have no qualms whatsoever calling what happened in Alta, Norway, on Saturday morning, May 30, 2026, a miracle. From the moment I began planning this expedition to the Upper Arctic Circle, I knew a Photo Goal...
by Steven Higgs | May 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
After four Photo Stops on the Altafjord in three days, I’m confident saying it’s 24 miles of Scandinavian Mountain coastline is one of the world’s most underappreciated natural and cultural wonders. DuckDuckGo searches for the Arctic inlet produced a decent collection...
by Steven Higgs | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Alta on the Norwegian Sea was the penultimate destination for our 10-day journey to the Top of the World in the Arctic Lapland. I chose Alta for its status as the northernmost city in the world with 15,000 residents and the 24-mile seaside photo drive it offered along...
by Steven Higgs | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kautokeino, Norway, earned its place as a Lapland Photo Stop due to its status as the capital of Europe’s only indigenous people, the Sami, and its strategic location between the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park in Finland and the Altafjord on the Norwegian Sea....
