mtakanen: We took a train to Siuntio and launched in the river near the train station to paddle upstream. Tjusträsk lake turned out frozen in the middle.
mtakanen: Once you get on firm ice portaging is effortless.
mtakanen: After 4 hours of gaining potential energy in rather dense bush along the river we arrived at the old mill of Myllykylä.
mtakanen: We found our campsite on top of a hill overlooking the river. The night was spent by Joni's twig stove.
mtakanen: Sky was amazingly starry. The light pollution is coming from our fire.
mtakanen: Good morning! The night was quite cold, min -6C. It's not statistically cold in the end of March. It just felt so in my +7 C comfort summer bag. My vapour blocking bivi pitch didn't help much.
mtakanen: Joni firing his twig stove. My Primus gas looks lame there. Normally I'd use diy alcohol stove on summer trips but I couldn't find it this time.
mtakanen: A view to the river.
mtakanen: Joni is dropping into the first step of Sågars rapids.
mtakanen: Some 500 meters of good flow with small steps was a good start for the day.
mtakanen: Then we were at the mill. Joni went scouting.
mtakanen: Portage it is.
mtakanen: It was a bit too rocky for the flow.
mtakanen: The big step into the mouth of the mill is probably not raftable.
mtakanen: The big step from below. That's 3-4 meters vertical. Maybe in the flood?
mtakanen: Then started Skogsforsen, the Amazon of Siuntio. Someone might prefer it maintained but I really like it natural.
mtakanen: Chaos is on!
mtakanen: Welcome to the jungle.
mtakanen: Some logs could be hopped over in the boat.
mtakanen: Joni is demonstrating deweighting technique.
mtakanen: The carpenter
mtakanen: Is he carving a garden gnome?
mtakanen: Ice bank hopping
mtakanen: Ice bank fun
mtakanen: Break in the sun.
mtakanen: Joni bulldozing the old bridge of Kurkis.
mtakanen: Further down we paddled the ice banks grew bigger and bigger.
mtakanen: Siuntio Spring Break
mtakanen: Lunch break at Prästgården "The Priest's Farm" where "Church river" merges in.
mtakanen: Joni finishing his masterpiece.