Day 6: Kuonjarjoki - Tsahkaljärvi

It was a cold night. My thermometer inside the tent showed +1 degrees Celsius at the lowest. It is starting to be close to the limit of my sleeping bag and fleece liner and I did wake up to the coldness. I contemplated a moment to wake up, boil some water and pour that into my water bottle to get a hot water bottle, but it wasn't that cold so I soon fell asleep again.

In the morning I headed towards Kilpisjärvi stopping at Saarijärvi to eat a bit. This section of the trail is absolutely the worst. Deep mud, water and rocks. Nothing fun about it.

I stopped some 3 kilometers before Kilpisjärvi and set up my tent next to a lovely little stream. It's a really nice spot. I've spent the evening watching reindeer crossing the stream to eat the grass on the other side.

Tomorrow I'll head to the Kilpisjärvi camping area from where I started this hike. It's about 10 km away. I need to round Saana again from the north side. A lot of climbing again!Read more