Mattias Berg

October 8, 2026 · 6 min

Skiing through birch in pink light

A slow morning on skis, with a few notes on why birch bark turns pink.

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A free letter every Thursday from the cabin: one place, one thing noticed and one thing to try.

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Mattias standing at a frozen lake edge with mountains behind
Fig. 1. Where the last eight letters were written
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