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I have taken the trip to northern Finland,
to Lemmenjoki National Park.

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An area that's unknown to most
Norwegians, but interesting for me.

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Not least because it's such a
large area. 2850 square kilometers.

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I backpack
and pack my dog, Foss.

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We will carry with us
all we need for a month.

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Lemmenjoki is divided into two zones.

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One's designed for tourism,
the other is nature untouched.

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There are bonfire pits and tents
and marked trails.

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Here you can experience
lots of nice scenery in a short time.

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Because at only a few places 
can you light a fire, -

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- without wrestling with the wood.
  It's waiting. Firewood.

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So you can get to the good boutiques.

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This is an exciting way
to organize a national park.

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Most of the traffic is controlled in
a small area, the rest is untouched.

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It's so wild I want to experience it.
You have to orient yourself.

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The fishing is probably much better.

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Thus it's tempting
for wilderness afficionados like me.

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One can pack everything one needs
for a month. Know the bag -

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- but it's livable. To achieve this
  there are some things to think about.

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One thing that increases the weight
of the bag for many, is the tent.

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My tent weighs 1.1 kg. There are no
rods or stakes to set up.

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But it keeps the mosquitoes 
and the rain outside.

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During the summer, and in the forest
you need nothing more than this.

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So I have a nylon cover.

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The first thing I do when I get
to camp, is to set it up.

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Another advantage is that you can put things
out under the tarpaulin.

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A sleeping pad weighs 0.5-1 kg.
The cheapest kind weighs 150 g, .

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Sleeping bag weighs 700 g.
It's down.

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Not particularly warm, but it doesn't
need to be in the middle of summer.

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I have saved 5.6 kg by choosing the right
tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad.

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Here at Ravadasjärvi it's
comfortable and deserted. Beautiful terrain.

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Mountainous terrain and woodland
complement each other.

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That narrows it.
A nice trout, I'm sure.

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I use live bait.
Knew it was over then.

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It stopped swimming. So
I gave it 1-2 m, and let it sink.

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Fifth or sixth time I
let spinners sink, I took it.

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This is a nice trout.

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I should be careful.

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Not a gram off a kilo.

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Is it possible to have it better?

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Driving big trout, the smell of
birch-fire in the nose, nice and warm.

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I'll take my time. It's in such
moments the rest of the world disappears.

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This is the answer to why we do
it. Look at the wonderful fish!

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Getting tired now.

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Two rounds in the pot
to be done with it.

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What a lovely fish.
Sitting in one corner.

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Look at it, then!

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In this small lake.

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It's fun to think.
I have with me an electronic scale.

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The range is accurate.

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It stops at 1705 gram.

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Absolutely beautiful fish.

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It's more than I can eat
today. I'll eat half.

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The other I will dig down into the marsh.

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It's pretty cool there.
I'll eat it tomorrow.

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He likes to be scratched 
behind the ear more than Foss.

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Check out these hills.

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10-12 peaks 
up to 600 m.

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Beautiful terrain.

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Hi! Morning, you.

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Now I'll walk over the mountains.
Be back soon.

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It's the nature of Lemmenjoki
that draws me here.

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But this is also gold mining country -
rather special in Scandinavia.

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I shall meet one of the gold miners.

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Hello. Is it Mullius?
Hey, it's Lars.

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The adventure started in Finnish Lapland
in 1868. They found 600 kg of gold.

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Many of the largest lumps
are found in Lemmenjoki.

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-Does not matter if it rains?
-Bad weather always come from Norway.

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Yes, I agree on that.

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Mullis would not
use motorized transport.

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He goes in with backpack, sled.
Carrying material for the heavy way.

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He will stay in shape
and operate on the basic level.

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He can pan week after week, until he
takes the cream job: to wash & clean the gold.

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It's what drives him.

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-Not for large lumps anyway.
-Do you see any gold at all?

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Now comes the most
exciting part of the job.

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The last sands are delicate,
and then the gold appears.

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-Sure nothing falls out?
-Yes. Gold is quite heavy.

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-Here is something.
-Good. Lots of gold.

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It's very smooth.

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But we are not so deep down in the earth.
There's more there.

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It bodes well
when you get even deeper.

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But some can rejoice even more.

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The eighth largest lump found in Lapland, 
was found in the neighboring field.

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That party we will not forget.

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Was it you who did it? Congratulations.

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And so it was you? Congratulations.
-Pekka.

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-Risto.
-Thanks.

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Is it possible to see that beautiful
nugget? Do you have it in your pocket?

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Can I get hold of it?

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Okay, thanks, bye!

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He's from Norway.

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The celebration takes place
at the Finnish goldmining show.

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Cheers!

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Thanks for now.
Continued success. Bye.

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Fun party. Now we set our
heading for the deepest, -

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- most secluded wilderness here.
  In there, almost untravelled.

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Talking about being in their own world.

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This is a dream camp.

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On the brink of a moraine,
with sandy bottom and light moss.

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Close by the pond.
Soon I'll try the fishing rod there.

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So we have Vaskojoki a couple hundred
meters down the road. And completely alone.

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We went straight to an eagle's nest.
It's rare. And inhabited as such.

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Probably golden eagle.
They are quiet when approaching.

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But we heard it from a distance,
so there are no chicks in the nest yet.

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Out walking at night?
What have you done with your mom?

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Can't hang out on the corner here.

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Think we'll send you off.

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You can run to your mother.

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I'm not your mother.

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We'll begin to move
when you get rested a little.

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Maybe your mother calls more for you.

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I must get up.

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Let's walk 100 m into the forest with you.
Bet that your mother finds you.

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starting to eat.

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Now we have gone almost twenty kilometers.

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I have arrived at Vaskolompolo.
Here there's a hut.

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Tomorrow an old
companion of mine visits.

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Now we'll see
whether there are fish in the water.

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Now I lie in a hut. And here it's
possible more anglers will come.

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Then I should not let it fly what
worked well, on the fishing pole.

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I have to put on something really bad.

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When the other fishermen ask what I
hook grayling on, I'll show them that.

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So keep
your secrets to yourself.

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Morn. In the evening we can
be tempted with boiled grayling.

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A kilogram and a half of cleaned fish.

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Trond Strømdahl and I
have known each other since 1985.

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A better man to have with one
in the field is hard to find.

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-Good to see you.
-Been in long?

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Seven or eight hours.
Taken at night to help.

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It's a Lemmenjoki record.
I have something I think you will like.

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Since you look a little sad,
a bit slim, I brought a little bacon.

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Litt.

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Then it grayling for you
and bacon for me.

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-Are there trout you have caught with it?
-Harr. A lot of nice grayling.

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Out there? Certainly fun, there.

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Is "stupid" on my forehead, too?

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-No getting grayling with that.
-Yes, it's an excellent grayling bait.

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Fine, you think that. But your lure does not.
It has not had grayling on it.

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There are some who know
me better than others ...

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Fair that pike took it
when the grayling would not.

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40 years ago, there was coffee in it,
North Marka. It was me and my dad.

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Now it's with me on tour.

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Thanks to my dad and all parents
taking with their young out in the woods.

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There he sits, right in the country.
It's huge.

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-See the log, then.
-Proper log.

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It's larger than the two I have.
Kilo and a half at any rate.

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By far the largest grayling I have
had in some time. It's an adult.

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All the wilderness gods,
thanks that I get to experience this.

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-I let it go a bit.
-You can, safely.

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-It may be called grayling chief.
-The boss is in the water.

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See the dorsal fin.
See the old man.

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I'll check if it sits.

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Holy damn! See the grayling.

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We're talking log grayling.

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Personal minimum before
was 750 g from Ljørdalen.

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-Ljørdalen, goodbye.
-Here is the weight.

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-This is my eager one.
-You guess 1.6?

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It was 1.5.

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This was worth the postal route miles.

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(Speaking rapid Finnish.)

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Lemmenjoki has been an adventure.
Damn shame to leave such a nice area.

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We have walked through
true untouched wilderness.

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The terrain has been very varied.
Pine and birch forest on top of each other.

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All camp fires, camp sites ...
This tour has left some track.

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One thing I can say with certainty:
Lemmenjoki - here I shall return.

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(next week)

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Finland is a paradise
for canoers.

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Another pike follow
for it on the hook.

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Better watch out.
He bites.

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Sun Dec 06 2009 01:15:29 mil-km

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