| After taking the rest, I got back to Äkäslompolo village center. When I
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In between the cafe and the village center, I passed the another cafe, "KESÄNGIN KEDIAS" (The red circle on the map of the diary 8).  |
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| ------- Climbing up Mt.KUER（445ｍ）------- After I got back to the lodge to put the ski gears, I headed for Mt.KUER afternoon. |
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Mitsuko told me that the top of the mountain is perfect for the Northern Lights hunting so I wanted to try the spot. The starting point of the treck is roadway |
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the west side of the lake. (The pink circle on the map).  I learn that between the start and the top, it takes 40-50minutes walk. a bit too long?? |
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On top of that, the trail has very steep ups and downs. And there are many
frozen areas. When I climbed up the mountain, it was only evening and a little hot. In other wards, |
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much brighter and hotter than the night. But at night, the trail changed
to very dark and dangerous, and temperature got much colder, less than -20 degrees.  |
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Mitsuko is a guid for Japanese travellers so she might have wanted to introduce
some Japanese visitors the view point, the TOP, if possible. But, after I got back to the lodge, |
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I reported to her, "Actually it's very very dificult and dangerous for general travellers and public elderly people to make it to the top......" |
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---------- Made It to the Top ---------- |
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No other word needed, PICTURE PERFECT!! I could look down not only the whole Äkäslompolo village and lake, but also 360 degree view |
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around Mt.KUER. If the sky is completely clear, we can see the whole starry
sky and Northern Lights covering the village, I could capture everything in one picture. Awsome. |
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But as the reason I'd mentioned before, I think that Reaching the top is very very dificult and dangerous at night, and there was nothing |
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(even mountain huts or small store or food) at the top. So the tough people or the people who have experienced outdoor a lot |
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just can wait for long time and hunt Northern Lights there. We shouldn't even thinking about recommending the place to general travellers or elderly people... |
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After taking some pictures and the res, I went down again. Mitsuko told me it would take 40-50 minutes (the return trip 80-100minutes). But I could complete in about only an hour.  |
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| To be continued!! |
