The narrative describes a solo journey through a snowy and mountainous terrain. The speaker is equipped with minimal gear, including an ax, a folding saw, a knife, a woolen blanket, an awning, a metal mug, and a flashlight. The speaker also has some food and is planning to make improvised snowshoes from a pole or spruce branches.
The speaker encounters an old birch tree, which provides two useful resources: the dried-out bark for starting a fire and chaga mushrooms growing on the tree, which have numerous beneficial properties. The speaker also notes the presence of a hare and a squirrel, and uses their paths to navigate through the deep snow.
The speaker sets up a camp at a small rock, digging and forming snow walls around the perimeter to protect from the wind. The fire is set up next to the rock, with the speaker using spruce branches as dry brushwood and a reflector to intensify the heat. The speaker uses the fire to melt snow in a metal mug to get water, which is then used to brew a drink from chaga.
The speaker also prepares a meal using a small Finnish candle in an iron mug, cooking a broth from turkey fillet and potatoes. The speaker then goes for a walk, exploring the surroundings and coming across a stone with a perfectly smooth side, which could be part of a megalith or the result of human activity.
The speaker then prepares for the night, preparing a sunbed from a dry Christmas tree and ensuring the fire is ready for the night. The speaker also prepares for sleep, setting up a backpack under the head on the logs and using a warm blanket.
The speaker concludes the narrative by stating that the journey was excellent and the travel time to return home was short. The speaker also mentions that the snow that lay on the ledge above the fire did not harm at all and now they can easily and quickly put out the fire.
1. The speaker is alone, making their way through snow and forests in mountainous terrain.
2. The speaker does not have snowshoes or skis, and the path is not easy.
3. The speaker has a small backpack with minimal equipment, including an ax, folding saw, knife, woolen blanket, awning, metal mug, and a flashlight.
4. The speaker is trying to make improvised snowshoes from a pole or spruce branches, but has almost no rope.
5. The speaker came across an old birch tree and noticed that the bark of the tree has dried out and peeled off, which they can use for ignition.
6. The speaker does not have a sleeping bag, so they plan to sleep in the open air by the fire.
7. The speaker found chaga mushrooms on the same birch tree, which they plan to use for making a drink.
8. The speaker is following a hare's trail in the hope of finding a well-trodden path.
9. The speaker is concerned about the temperature dropping at night and the lack of water.
10. The speaker is setting up a camp in a small rocky ledge, away from the wind.
11. The speaker is digging to form snow walls around the perimeter to protect from the wind.
12. The speaker is preparing a fire from spruce branches as dry brushwood.
13. The speaker is melting snow in a metal mug to get water and will use chaga to make a brew.
14. The speaker is frying meat on a stone, sprinkling it with spices, and cutting off the fat layer.
15. The speaker is preparing a sunbed from a dry Christmas tree.
16. The speaker is preparing the sleeping place with a backpack under the head on the logs and a warm blanket.
17. The speaker is preparing firewood for the night and taking night photographs.
18. The speaker is using a handheld LED rechargeable flashlight, which is durable, powerful, and compact.
19. The speaker is using a small Finnish candle in an iron mug to cook breakfast.
20. The speaker is preparing a broth from turkey fillet and potatoes.
21. The speaker came across a stone with a perfectly smooth side, which they believe is part of a megalith.
22. The speaker is ready to leave and return home.
23. The speaker is putting out the fire by removing the snow that lay on the ledge above the fire.