Soon, I’ll be heading to Sweden to hike the Vasaloppsleden. So that means I need to crack on with my preparations! I’ve pretty much got all my clothes and gear, except for a gas canister which I’ll be purchasing in Sweden. As for food, I gave it a lot of thought. Because on previous hikes,ContinueContinue reading “What food will I bring on the Vasaloppsleden?”
Category Archives: Sweden
Preparations
It’s almost June, so I’d better crack on with my preparations for the Vasaloppsleden in July! I’m so excited to be hiking this trail, but at the same time my head’s not completely in the game yet. It will come, I’m sure of it. Once I sniff that wonderful outdoor smell, once I’ve set footContinueContinue reading “Preparations”
Let’s be completely honest
Spring is in the air and I’m loving it! As the days grow longer and the weather gets milder, I basically want one thing: to go outside and explore! I’m looking into doing some day hikes on the weekend, preferably Saturdays so I can conk out on Sunday if needed. Too many weekends are spentContinueContinue reading “Let’s be completely honest”
Walk the plank(s)
On hiking trails in Sweden, you will often find plank structures like these. Usually to cover marshy areas that can’t be hiked through (that easily) in wet, muddy conditions. I think it’s a very good thing to do. Anything to keep people hiking in the outdoors, eh?
Pave another one
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one – Dolly Parton Gloomy skies and empty roads made for some interesting hiking along the Vasaloppsleden.
Färnebofjärden Nationalpark
Could this week’s photo challenge be any more perfect? My entire blog is about nature and the great outdoors, so I just had to post! These are photos from quite a while back. Back in 2011 I visited one of my friends and we went hiking in Färnebofjärden Nationalpark, a beautiful and lush river landscape alongContinueContinue reading “Färnebofjärden Nationalpark”
Up
Once you have tasted the taste of the sky, you will forever look up – Leonardo Da Vinci I have a soft spot for cloudy skies, so this week’s photo challenge is perfect!
Into the forest
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul – John Muir Beautiful hiking along forest trails in Dalarna, Sweden,
Alive and Trekking 