Some trekking photos (från finland)

[kgd]

Wouldn't mind visiting those parts! Gorgeous there! Thanks for posting.

 

[HawGorn]

Nice pictures, thanks. I've never been to Karhunkierros. Would love to, but I think I'd go crazy with the (too many) tourists.

I'll piggyback A.L. with some more photos a bit further up north from Karhunkierros, the UKK national park. I hope you enjoy these.

A wilderness hut open to everyone

A couple of backpackers I met at a lean to. My gear's on the left.

 

[Big K]

Beautiful pic's, really nice in your part of the woods!!!

 

[A.L.]

HawGorn, great shots, thanks!
The thing I desire more of finnish nature is some height differences.. Pretty much every place is just flat (although karhunkierros has some nice heights!).

It's true about the tourists, it's a shame. However, it's a good dayhike location. If you walk the small route by morning, there's just few people here and there (mostly sleeping in the shacks along the way). Don't worry about trying it out atleast once, it's beautiful there.

 

[MidwestDave]

Beautiful shots.
I've wanted to visit Finland ever since I first read about Talvisota.
It looks like fatwood heaven there with all the pines.




Dave

 

[mete]

The Finns came here this weekend ! One of the top Finnish rally drivers ,Jani Paasonen, was here in the beautiful Catskill Mtns of NY at the peak of the fall colors !!

 

[brians]

Very nice. Any trout in them there rivers?

 

[lambertiana]

Very nice. The pictures I have seen of northern Finland make me want to visit.

 

[untamed]

That is pure natural sweetness! Just added to my wish list of places I'd want to go!

 

[99f250]

It is very beautiful there! Thanks for sharing.

 

[North]

That is beautiful country for sure! Thanks for posting the pictures.

Bill

 

[HawGorn]

A.L. I find there's plenty of height difference when you climb the side of Paratiisikuru up or to Sokosti with a full pack But seriously, it'd be be fun to have bit more heights here and there.

MidwestDave, yes lot's of fatwood but as it is a national park it is verboten collect fatwood on most parts of it.

Brians, yes trout and grayling. I haven't tried fishing in the national park area, I allways have too heavy pack as it is and the wife probably couldn't stand waiting with nothing to do for her

 

[Wotan]

HawGorn, great shots, thanks!
The thing I desire more of finnish nature is some height differences.. Pretty much every place is just flat (although karhunkierros has some nice heights!).

It's true about the tourists, it's a shame. However, it's a good dayhike location. If you walk the small route by morning, there's just few people here and there (mostly sleeping in the shacks along the way). Don't worry about trying it out atleast once, it's beautiful there.

Well, I live along the coast of northern Norway and wish it was a lot less height differences.
As member of several forums I see this is a common tought.
The brits wish for snow, but I could do without.
It seems we all want something different than we are used too.
Guess that is why tourism was "invented".

Tor

 

[A.L.]

It seems we all want something different than we are used too.
Tor

Very true. I went to northern norway many summers back, it was fantastic as always. I loved to climb those steep hills, no mosquitos anywhere compared to lapland.

 

[SouthernCross]

Thanks for sharing pics of that beautiful area :thumbup:

Any fish in that water?




Kind regards
Mick

 

[HawGorn]

SC, there's trout and grayling.