It is rather beautiful here in Oulu 🇫🇮, right now.
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@pekkatahkola Is Oulu the City of the crying-man-choire?
@Zimtfisch I don't know about the crying ones, but screaming ones yes: https://www.huutajat.org/en/
Although I don't think "screaming" is a perfect translation either, but that's what they seem to go with themselves so whatever
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola That is absolutely lovely.
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@pekkatahkola That is absolutely lovely.
@elfin It is!
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@nachtet You're welcome (also to visit Oulu)
@pekkatahkola That would be magical
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola uff you're tough!
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola that's pretty magical
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola it's pretty but i don't like the cold. it's too cold.
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@CosmicCactus No, I don't.
@pekkatahkola @CosmicCactus How do you keep the bicycle from slipping and sliding or is the snow route prepped accordingly?
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola Greetings from upstate New York! -11C, wind chill -16C. I used to spend a lot of time in Oulu for work. Lovely place.
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola Stunning. Dare I say breathtaking. (Mind you , the wind chill of -28°C would be enough to take your breath away!)
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@crenquis The soundscape of cold weather and snow is so wonderful indeed, I love it 🥰
@pekkatahkola By the way, I grew up near Oulu (Oulu, Wisconsin)
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola lovely photos! I’ve only seen frost like that once in Czech Republic in 2017. So thick on trees it was like lichen. I wonder if there’s a specific name or term for that?
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola so beautiful! I would love to see Finland.
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@pekkatahkola @CosmicCactus How do you keep the bicycle from slipping and sliding or is the snow route prepped accordingly?
@bensunshine @CosmicCactus It is. We call it maintenance
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@pekkatahkola Do you use some sort of winter tires on bicycles?
@CosmicCactus I bet not on regularly maintained lanes, as non-icy snow grips even thin and slick bike tires quite well -- as surprisingly it might feels the first times.
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@pekkatahkola so beautiful! I would love to see Finland.
@kimlockhartga @pekkatahkola There’s a marathon reading of Tove Jansson stories on Finnish TV right now. https://mementomori.social/@saaste/115984952580403088
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@kimlockhartga @pekkatahkola There’s a marathon reading of Tove Jansson stories on Finnish TV right now. https://mementomori.social/@saaste/115984952580403088
@arratoon @pekkatahkola oh cool! I've only met one Finn-American. I think his surname is pretty common there: Hannula. Funny thing, his first name is John, so essentially John-John.
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It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola
I dontg think my arthritic knees would be too pleased but.... I miss winter...
can I apply for asylum, the country I was born in is full nazi now... -
This is unspeakable beautiful. Would it be possible to have a video of the scenery? Including the sound of bike on snow? I'd love to hear that once... Or maybe you already have one uploaded?
@lehrerseele @pekkatahkola
@notjustbikes posted one recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU -
It is rather beautiful here in Oulu
, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.This is one of our main cycling and walking routes (#8) and here we have a 5 km stretch with ZERO at-grade crossings with motor traffic. I repeat, it's physically impossible to meet any motor traffic here. So it is very peaceful, safe and comfortable to ride and walk completely uninterrupted. Just bliss.
@pekkatahkola Lovely pictures, but I have to say, I lived for six months in the rural area outside Kuopio (albeit 37 years ago) so I'm not sure I'd be too eager to try Oulu even farther north. You're up at 65N and I'm down here at 42N thinking the days are still too short. A different kind of folk to be sure.
