· Kilpisjärvi, Finland
Stone steps.
From the journal of the Wolf of the North · a work of fiction
The Järvinens reached the old stone steps above the lake just as a reindeer began rushing anyone who moved. Their grandfather could not descend quickly with his bad knee.
I lifted him onto my shoulders and backed down one step at a time. From the bottom, he directed the rest of the family with the authority of a sea captain. His knee survived, as did his dignity.