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One month fully self-supported in the Finnish wilderness — food loaded on the packraft, fishing rod for backup. May in Finland means all four seasons at once: snow and sub-zero temps, rain, wind, 26°C days, thunderstorms.

I planned the route blind from satellite imagery at home, which made for some interesting surprises. Endless downed trees across the rivers, beaver dams, lots of unplanned portaging. Not enough sunny days to keep the solar panel happy, so the phone stayed off except for GPS.

Wildlife along the way: beaver, moose, capercaillie. All of it on the Pablo Mekong.

Great trip!