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Continue reading →: Day 39 – at Inari
Day 39 – at Inari Inari town sits on the western edge of the vast Inari Lake, the third largest lake in Finland. It’s level is regulated by the Kaitakoski hydroelectric station in Russia, as the main river that feeds it, the Paatsjoki, is entirely in Russia, the absolute eastern…
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Continue reading →: Day 38 – to InariDay 38 – to Inari I mentioned yesterday about the gold rush of the 1870s here in Finnish Lapland. Today I found out a bit more about a more recent one, 10 days ago to be specific. I put together a small hiking circuit, but after just 800 metres met…
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Continue reading →: Day 37 – at Lemmenjoki (National Park)
Day 37 – at Lemmenjoki (National Park) The two main hiking adventures in the Park start at the car park I am in. One of them is the Gold Trail. There was some minor gold prospecting here in the 1870s, the Ivalo Gold Rush. At the time Finland was part…
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Continue reading →: Day 36 – to Lemmenjoki (National Park)
Day 36 – to Lemmenjoki (National Park) The winter wardrobe was out this morning, and the day not forecast to get above 11C, and getting cooler as the week progresses. There were far less people around at the hiking trailhead also, though just as I thought I was one of…
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Continue reading →: Day 35 – at Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Day 35 – at Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park The weather is supposed to be turning a lot colder this coming week, but for now, it is the Arctic at its finest, cool nights down to 4 or 5C, clear skies, and daytime highs about 16C, but with a decent breeze that keeps…
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Continue reading →: Day 34 – to north side of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Day 34 – to north side of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park I awoke to the lure of the Adelaide Oval and watched a good part of the rugby Test, Australia and South Africa. The fine morning weather wasn’t going to last today though, so I took the dog into the National…
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Continue reading →: Route Update – Östersund to Äkäslompolo
Route Update – Östersund to Äkäslompolo http://âhttp/a Mapy.cz
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Continue reading →: Day 33 – at Äkäslompolo, Pallas-Yllästunturi National ParkDay 33 – at Äkäslompolo, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park The morning was a good time to catch up on some admin.. In theory, the dog needs a worming treatment before going to Norway. I expect I’ll be there sometime next week. My plan is to be in and out, between Sweden and…
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Continue reading →: Day 32 – to Äkäslompolo, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Day 32 – to Äkäslompolo, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park This is an unseasonably fine and warm spell of weather for the area. I was chatting with a couple of local hikers this morning and they said that usually there had been several frosts by now. As regards viewing the Northern Lights, I’m…
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Continue reading →: Day 31 – to Äkäslompolo, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Day 31 – to Äkäslompolo, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park If every town had the sort of outdoor activity access that Rovaniemi has Health Services would certainly benefit. There are tracks of several kilometres that have lights for the winter. Though cross-country skiing isn’t a cheap sport, people grow up with it here.…
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Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
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