Picture Galleries & Stories from my Hiking Trips and Journeys
Today fog reduced the visibility significantly. Nonetheless, a short walk over lake Ounasjärvi revealed some fantastic views and provided some wonderful moments that I have been able to catch with my camera .. Continue reading “Fog on lake Ounasjärvi”
Since about a week the sun light has found its way back to the village of Hetta. Reason enough to ski up on Jyppyrävaara in hope to be able to enjoy some direct sun light ..
Continue reading “Looking for the Sun – Cross Country Skiing on Jyppyrävaara”
Eventually winter seems to have arrived. For a couple of the days the thermometer went to down as low as to -40°C. Since the the polar night is ending soon, reason enough to go for a walk over Ounasjärvi to enjoy the natural lights of the dark season.
Continue reading “Winter Arrived. Talking a Walk over Ounasjärvi at -40°C”
In my opinion the polar night is the most wonderful time of the year in the High North, thus I wanted to take advantage of this time of the year and go for a skiing trip to Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area. Unfortunately I had to chancel this year’s trip due to bad weather, as the unusual warmth came along with strong winds and snowfall, which made it very hard to see anything .. Continue reading “Canceled Skiing Trip to Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area”
While the first snow has melted away again, the past days were cold enough that some lakes froze; such as the lake Palosenjärvi, which I visited with a friend this week. Continue reading “Frozen Palosenjärvi”
Since about one week the landscape here is covered with about ten centimeters of snow, thus also the Pyhäkero fell shines with its white cover over the lake Ounasjärvi. Because of the little snow coverage it is still possible to cycle, so I took my bike and went for a short trip to reach the summit of the white Pyhäkero. Continue reading “Pyhäkero in Autumn: Biking and Hiking in Snowy Landscape”
