Long distance hiking: 5 weeks

September 28, 2020October 26, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 3 Comments

I had a magnificent birthday present for my 50th anniversary: I got a possibility to do a five weeks long hike trough five large wildernesses. See the long hike as a slideshow one pic per day!

Reasons for wilderness huts 12/12: huts built for hikers by the state

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ Leave a comment

In this twelve post series I've told about over one hundred wilderness huts, about their origins, and with map links. After this it's time to write about something else... But first welcome to see 15 more hut pics! 🙂

Reasons for wilderness huts 11/12: huts built for hikers by voluntary work

June 29, 2020June 28, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 3 Comments

Many cozy and personal wilderness huts are built by hiking associations or such. See some examples.

Wild beauty!

June 15, 2020June 14, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ Leave a comment

Red Campion inspired me to select ten wild beauties from my photo archives!

The wonderful first summer days!

June 1, 2020May 31, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 2 Comments

The weather conditions are just perfect right now. This is the best time to hike! Or...

Reasons for wilderness huts 10/12: other reasons

May 18, 2020May 13, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 6 Comments

In this post you'll find some more extraordinary origins for wilderness huts.

Reasons for wilderness huts 9/12: collecting hay

April 20, 2020April 21, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 1 Comment

Imagine it's 19th century and you are living in the middle of forest. No road comes to your home, and there are no tractors or other oil-based helpers. Clearing a forest or a rich mire into a field is very hard work, and there is not much field area around your house. How do you feed your cows during winter? By reaping hay from bogs.

Reasons for wilderness huts 8/12: water mills

April 6, 2020April 21, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 5 Comments

Water mill is a fascinating invention. There used to be thousands of water mills in Finland. Most of them are ruins now, but some are restored as sights, and some even serve as wilderness huts.

Reasons for wilderness huts 7/12: cabins for fire guards

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 2 Comments

Imagine the life of a fire guard. Alone deep in the middle of backwoods, and with a great responsibility. What better place to imagine this than a wilderness hut that used to be a fire guard's cabin! In addition the scenery is superb.