We drove north from Kilpisjärvi around 2 hours to Tromsö today.
More pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/106188605401091280402/2012_09_14_tromso
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Sallooaivi
I didn't go hiking today, but the others in the group did. To Sallooaivi on the Norwegian side.
Steindalsbreen
From the road at sea-level there is a 6km trail up to an elevation of ca 500m to see the lower end of the Steindal glacier (Steindalsbreen).
Note the grey water in the river running down from the glacier.
Malla
Today we took a boat to the northwestern part of lake Kilpisjärvi. A 3km walk took us to the "Treriksröset" point where the borders of Norway, Sweden, and Finland meet. From there we hiked along the Arctic Trail 14km back to the research station along the shoulder of Malla. A lot of rain and some wind above 600m elevation.
Jehkas
Pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/106188605401091280402/2012_09_11_jehkas
Climbed up Jehkas, 960m, today. Very cloudy/misty and a lot of wind at the top.
Bollmannsveien - Skibotn
Pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/106188605401091280402/2012_09_10_bollmannsveien
Hiked up and down Bollmannsveien("Ryssäntie") near Skibotn, Norway, today. Built by mostly Russian POW's in 1944 the road leads up the mountainside to an elevation of 555 m, overlooking the Storfjord.
Kilpisjärvi - Saana
Update: gps-trace with data and elevation curve in one picture
Update: pictures over here: https://picasaweb.google.com/106188605401091280402/2012_09_09_saana
I'm at the University of Helsinki's biological station at Kilpisjärvi, to do some hiking for a week.
The first day we climbed Saana.
Baltimore, MD
Cueva de los Verdes
Mirador del Rio
View of Graciosa from the northern tip of Lanzarote:
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirador_del_R%C3%ADo
More pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/anders.e.e.wallin/MiradorDelRio#