Repovesi Kansallispuisto
October 02nd, 2008 
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Comments(2) Repovesi Kansallispuisto or Repovesi National Park, about 2h north-east of Helsinki, 100km east of Lahti is something that should definitely be experienced in a canoe or kayak and camping. Beautiful…
Kayak at rest in Karhulahti
6am @ Mustavuori
A few surprises while in Finland:
- Roads go up and down constantly but you never go high enough to see what’s around you. Flat and bumpy at the same time.
- Roads as smooth as tarmac, yet just well compacted fine gravel.
- You can drive forever yet the landscape hardly changes.
- How people obviously don’t want to live too close to others. They just call it a village but it’s really not ;)
- How much of what is Scandinavia you can directly relate to the US.
- How much they love summer cottages on the lakes (I want one!)
- How every summer cottage also has at least a row boat or two, more often a nice big speedboat (I want those!)
- How there are no old trees anywhere. Sustainable exploitation they call it.
- How every building must have a built in ladder to the roof. Must be a health and safety issue demanded by burglars.
Ruskeasalmi from Mustalamminvuori tower
farmhouse near Jaala
summer cottage on its own private island
Olhavanlampi
near Elvingin torni
more photos in the gallery as always
Autumn in Finland -WOW!
wow! 4 the last photo
&
;lol; 4 the comment!
(it’s a safety measure in case they are burried in the snow, isn’t it?)
Looks FABULOUS! Reminds me of several trips to Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. 3, 4 or 5 day trips in fabulous lake and river country and you wouldn’t see another soul.