Mitsuko had a day-off that day, so we climbed up to Mt.KUER,
which she had never climbed up and been wanting to try, together.
------- Lapland Lecture with Mitsuko -------
On the way, I found various things, and Mitsuko explained
one by one to me. There were lots of things I hadn't known
in her explanation, even though I'd been Lapland many times.
So I never got tired during the hike.
I should've brought to a notebook and a pen. Haha!!
Polypore
A tree is called "Kelo" in Finnish.
It’s been still standing
after it died long years ago
(At the time of its death,
the tree have reached up
to about 400 years of age.).
A protuberance of a birch tree
aka "Pahka" in Finnish.
Local artisans make
"Kuksa”"out of it.
Old Man’s Beard!!
Reindeers have them.
------- At the Summit of Mt.KUER(445m) -------
What an impeccable clear sky!! But, it was very windy as you can hear from
the video...
◎ 360 degrees panoramic view from the summit of Mt.KUER
◎ The Video at the Summit
------- The 1st Experience of Fat Biking -------
After the evening, I tried to fat bike I had been wanting to experience.
In the forest and mountains...... on the frozen lakes and snowfield......
We went around by fat bike like cross-country skiing or snowshoing.
There are some sports shops in Äkäslompolo village. But we dicided to the
shop
"SISU," because its owner is friends with Mitsuko. It cost 40
euros per 3 hours.
After the owner told us how to put on a helmet and ride a bike,
we were out of the village center toghther. We headed for the cafe
"KESÄNGINKEIDAS," where isn't so far from "SISU" as
a practice.
◎ 360 degrees panoramic view around "KESÄNGINKEIDAS"
Some wild birds fling around the cafe already had gotten used to humans
much.
So, The moment I put some small pieces of cookies on my hand, they soon came
and flew onto my hand. Cute!!!!I heard they are called "Kuukkeli"
or "Siberian jay."