My ongoing series of Finland's national parks continues! This time I headed to the Isojärvi (Big Lake) National Park and ended up hiking an about 15 mile long loop which circled the park in almost it's entirety. Check it out, if you're in the mood for a hiking video. English subtitles are available.
https://youtu.be/o2qeEDCWMAU
Great report! Only had time to watch half so far, but I'll check out the rest. Enjoyed the Finnish & subtitles. Watch out for the North American beavers, nature's engineer!
Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más... - Antonio Machado
Ice age? Pfff giants I tell you!Everyone knows that.
There was still a lot of ice there. Beautiful nature though!
Unusual cooking stove/pot system. Never seen that one before. What kind of backpack were you using? It looked a bit like the ULA Circuit.
I keep learning and will never know enough.
Thanks! I do my best with the translations. I would say it's probably the part that requires the most thinking work with these videos.Originally Posted by Caminante
Thanks for the comment. There sure are a lot of trolls, giants, elves, gnomes and other creatures in Finnish mythology.Ice age? Pfff giants I tell you!
There was still a lot of ice there. Beautiful nature though!
Unusual cooking stove/pot system. Never seen that one before. What kind of backpack were you using? It looked a bit like the ULA Circuit.
I like to carry the smaller, hard anodized Trangia 27, if I plan to cook and simmer. I used to carry a Vargo titanium set, but got tired of how bad it was in the wind even with a wind screen. I would love to try out a ULA pack, but that's just not easily possible in Finland, instead I went with an Exped Thunder backpack. I really like it so far, but we'll see how it fares in the long run.
Beautiful trip report! Really enjoyed it. Hope to visit your country soon and to hike the Ruka Oulanka. And discover other National Parks of Finland later. Your vids are helpful.
Last edited by Hiker Philly; 05-07-2016 at 05:49.
Loved the video! It reminds me of the Boundary Waters of Ely Minnesota as ice out is about the same time. You need to start trapping the Beavers or they will over take you plus you can make some neat hat/mittens from their skins. Just a note: had to find you on YouTube to get subtitles, makes learning Finnish easier.
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Great video and I enjoyed the scenery of the park. Thanks especially for all the extra work of making the subtitles and descriptions along the way. I'll be looking forward to your next video and thanks for taking us along.
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I wonder, are you going to hike the Bear's "loop" which is Finland's most popular hiking trail? I've been to Oulanka only once and it's a really beautiful place.
There's definitely some kind of a connection between Finland and Minnesota. Those early Finnish settlers didn't travel there without a reason!
Thanks and I'm glad to hear the scenery came through, even with just an action camera.
Yes, i am planning to hike the Bear's-trail and look realy forward to it.
Great video. Well done. Spent several years in Iceland but never made it your way. The giants and trolls can be a problem especially the trolls at Christmas.
Take care and thanks for sharing your beautiful country side with us.
Al
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