Modern lavvu overlooking Holmevatnet Lake in Troms, Norway by Haukur Sigurðsson.
Lavvu (also Laavo) are the traditional tipi-like dwellings of the Sami, indigenous peoples of the northernmost lands of Scandinavia, and were originally designed for semi-nomadic reindeer herding on windy, tree-less plains.
David Cartier’s homestead in the Yukon Territory, Canada:
One beautiful clear night last week, at our new place near the Yukon River about 30 km. east of Whitehorse. The great thing about having my job evaporate into thin air was that we were able to move out of town to this nice, quiet place where the only traffic we ever see is the occasional passing of a neighbor’s dog team. In the foreground at left is the wood fired sauna/bath house I just finished building, an absolute high priority essential for living in a place without running water.