Hiisi's churns, Askola, Finland (LOTS OF PICS!)
This is a little photo reportage of the sunday trip my friend and I did to Hiisi's churn's area.
First of all, you should read some info about Hiisi in wikipedia, because I'm sure none of you know what that means, as it is part
of our Finnish folklore. Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiisi
Did you read it already? Good. The next lesson is about Hiisi's churn, also known as Devil's churn, Giant's kettle, Pot hole, etc.
And here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_kettle
Ok, so now you have the knowledge needed to join us on this nice little trip on a beautiful fall day.
Pictures will speak for themselves.
Info.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=187089.0;attach=261414;image[IMG]
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On the trail leading to the churn area.
Stairs and an ant nest.
We took the longer scenery trail.
Spooky looking pine tree.
A view to the Porvoo river running through the valley.
Gate to the churn area. Let's go down the stairs.
First small one of total of about twenty churns, called Vuorenhaltija, The Possessor of the mountain.
Menninkäisen pesä, The Elf's nest.
A closer look.
Tulipuna kukka, The Burning red flower.
Päärynä, The Pear.
Lipsahdus, The Slip.
Jäävaurio, The Ice damage.
Kolmoset, The Triplets. Mylly, Kattila and Kuppi. The Mill, The Kettle and The Cup.
Kukkaro, Onnen kirnu. The Purse, The Churn of luck. That one is used like a wishing well. Depth 13,8 feet, diameter 5,6 feet.
The Professor Asai. Named after university of Japan's professor of geology who was with the crew investigating the churn area
back in the early 60's, a few years before the churns were dug clean.
The Professor Okko. Depth 13,2 feet, diameter 6,2 feet
Jättiläisen kuhnepytty. The Giant's -let's say- kettle, because it's hard to translate as I don't even know exactly what that
means in Finnish. This is the largest one, and the 4th largest known churn in the world. Depth 33,8 feet, diameter 14,8 feet.
Kohiseva, The Rushing.
Koskenlaskija, this is hard one too, but let's call it The Rider of rapids.
Tonttu, The Goblin.
Heading back up.
On our way back to the car, we met him, the mighty Hiisi himself trying to block our way, but luckily he didn't catch us!
That's it, hope you had fun!
This is a little photo reportage of the sunday trip my friend and I did to Hiisi's churn's area.
First of all, you should read some info about Hiisi in wikipedia, because I'm sure none of you know what that means, as it is part
of our Finnish folklore. Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiisi
Did you read it already? Good. The next lesson is about Hiisi's churn, also known as Devil's churn, Giant's kettle, Pot hole, etc.
And here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_kettle
Ok, so now you have the knowledge needed to join us on this nice little trip on a beautiful fall day.
Pictures will speak for themselves.
Info.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=187089.0;attach=261414;image[IMG]
[img]http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=187089.0;attach=261415;image
On the trail leading to the churn area.
Stairs and an ant nest.
We took the longer scenery trail.
Spooky looking pine tree.
A view to the Porvoo river running through the valley.
Gate to the churn area. Let's go down the stairs.
First small one of total of about twenty churns, called Vuorenhaltija, The Possessor of the mountain.
Menninkäisen pesä, The Elf's nest.
A closer look.
Tulipuna kukka, The Burning red flower.
Päärynä, The Pear.
Lipsahdus, The Slip.
Jäävaurio, The Ice damage.
Kolmoset, The Triplets. Mylly, Kattila and Kuppi. The Mill, The Kettle and The Cup.
Kukkaro, Onnen kirnu. The Purse, The Churn of luck. That one is used like a wishing well. Depth 13,8 feet, diameter 5,6 feet.
The Professor Asai. Named after university of Japan's professor of geology who was with the crew investigating the churn area
back in the early 60's, a few years before the churns were dug clean.
The Professor Okko. Depth 13,2 feet, diameter 6,2 feet
Jättiläisen kuhnepytty. The Giant's -let's say- kettle, because it's hard to translate as I don't even know exactly what that
means in Finnish. This is the largest one, and the 4th largest known churn in the world. Depth 33,8 feet, diameter 14,8 feet.
Kohiseva, The Rushing.
Koskenlaskija, this is hard one too, but let's call it The Rider of rapids.
Tonttu, The Goblin.
Heading back up.
On our way back to the car, we met him, the mighty Hiisi himself trying to block our way, but luckily he didn't catch us!
That's it, hope you had fun!
