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mtakanen: I hit the Ylläs-Pallas trail near the bus stop in Rauhala. The gate should stop reindeers but not hikers.
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mtakanen: A view towards Lake Jeris from the first hill.
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mtakanen: Swim in cold pond at hotel Pallas.
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mtakanen: Reindeer Parking at hotel Pallas
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mtakanen: The second day, I ran the Pallas-Hetta trail over the fell tops.
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mtakanen: At the Montel's hut. I asked a hiker to take the picture.
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mtakanen: Trail goes on
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mtakanen: Pallas seen from North.
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mtakanen: On the highway North of Pahakuru.
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mtakanen: Sioskuru
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mtakanen: The last ascent to Pyhäkero. In this point I felt a bit worn out. Didn't want to take my heavy (4 kg) pack down but wore a jacket on windward side only. A 2,5 dl juice bottle was enough to carry water between the streams.
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mtakanen: Midnight Sun Forbidden
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mtakanen: Daily laundry. My standards were such high those days! Sure it was nice to start the day with clean outfit.
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mtakanen: Nice B&B in Hetta.
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mtakanen: Summer 2012 fashion in sale.
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mtakanen: I had planned to run back to Pallas the next morning but this painting of Saana fell changed my mind.
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mtakanen: So I hitchhiked to Kilpisjärvi and climbed Saana.
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mtakanen: In troy town on top of Saana.
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mtakanen: Minimal blossom on the slope of Saana.
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mtakanen: Steep snow topped slopes across the border looked fascinating.
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mtakanen: The next morning I was running the trail through the hyper magic Malla.
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mtakanen: Trail of stones.
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mtakanen: At Gihcigorzi waterfall
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mtakanen: Eagle flew over Gihcigorzi.
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mtakanen: Approaching the border.
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mtakanen: At the border of Finland, Sweden and Norway.
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mtakanen: Lunch at Kuohkimajärvi hut
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mtakanen: In Norway, North of Goldahyttan hut. Couldn't go any closer to mountains with my minimal kit.
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mtakanen: A kitchen tool Germans forgot there in 1945.