After Juhannus (Finnish midsummer festivities) in Lake house at Pihtipudas I started a journey through the countyside and wilderness of North Karelia and Kainuu.
The most important source of energy for me was a cannabis cookie.
First I rode to Tiilikkajärvi national park and from there to Kuhmo. In Kuhmo I decided to stay at a hotel before entering the wilderness of Kainuu. At Raatteentie near the enemy lines my chain got tangled with the front derailleur, but I survived. I camped at Rautiainen's mill at Viena's trail. From there i rode to a small cabin with a sauna in Hossa national park.
In Kainuu i saw border patrol twice and one middle aged YouTuber dude. Twice a mine truck drove by me dangerously close on a narrow gravel road and the horseflies were big enough to kill. Even though I was on bear county, only bears I saw was on a side of a beercan.
"Kainuu on vaaroja(*) täynnä"
In Hossa I had a tiny MTB detour to see ancient rock paintings. From there I rode to Kajaani (stayed one night in a tent on the way) and took a train home.
*Vaara is in Finnish a hilly landscape between a ridge and a mountain. And vaara is also in Finnish a danger.
I took the biggest bite from the cookie this morning and made this post.
by jrassii
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Made the post in the train, not this morning…