Helvetinjärvi National Park
Literally meaning "Hell's Lake," this national park, founded in 1982, is located in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. It is located in the municipality of Ruovesi and has an area of 19.2 square miles.
Daredevils at the Park's entrance.
The Park's most impressive attraction is the cleft Helvetinkolu at the south-eastern end of the lake.
Listening to Jari, one of two guides.
Lush,
with massive boulders...plenty of moss...
spectators can decipher the end of Winter
and the beginning of Spring.
The park represents the wild forests of the Tavastia region. The area includes deep gorges and rugged scenery formed by faults running through the bedrock.
After hiking for a while, we took a reprieve in this cute public red cabin,
and drank, some of us alcoholic, others nonalcoholic, beverages.
Afterwards, we trekked backwards to where we had begun our journey.
Teresa's walking stick.
