Mullikkarotti ("bull rat"?) is an interesting canyon near Jämsä. I was here to ski (article, alt. link), but stopped on the way to look at caves. However, I was unable to find the actual cave. Later reading the book of Finnish caves ("Suomen Luolat") I realize that the cave was a 7m vertical crack on the cliff face. But I didn't actually see such a crack. And moving around was a bit challenging in the still ice-filled water pools at the bottom and falling snow. Maybe next time I'll find it. But I did find several other smaller holes.
The one hole that I found that I could perhaps classify as cave was this under-the-boulder path at N 61.809008 E 25.040267. A photo:
But there were several others, for instance:
- Another (but smaller) through hole under a boulder at coordinates N 61.808997 E 25.040267. Just next to the above one. Photo:
- A third through hole, but small at coordinates N 61.808853 E 25.040153. Photo:
- A small hole at N 61.808872 E 25.039958. Photo:
- A deep hole closer to the bottom of the canyon, might lead somewhere at N 61.809392 E 25.040233.
- A long crack that forms a (shallow, maybe 1 m x 10 m) shelter cave: N 61.809139 E 25.039964. Photo:
Also at these coordinates there were smaller holes: N 61.809417 E 25.040278 (possibly some paths leading under boulders), N 61.808994 E 25.040225 (boulder on top of another provides some space underneath, maybe 1.5 x 1.5 m), and N 61.808631 E 25.040072 (tiny space between two boulders).
More pictures of the canyon and the weather:
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