Destinations – Page 29 – Alive and Trekking

Mountains

Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural scenery – John Ruskin

Vanishing point

Good ‘ol Amsterdam canals! Perfect for following the water until it seemingly converges in the distance.

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.

Block

The bright sun and cloudless sky create some cool shadows on the rocks. I also love the blockiness of the rocks juxtaposed the organic shapes of the vegetation.

The second to last hike my Norwegian friend and I did together last summer was to Bremsneshola, the largest cave in Norway, going 80 meters deep into the mountain. In the cave many finds have been made of the almost 10.000-year-old Fosna culture, a Late Palaeolithic/early Mesolithic hunter-gatherer culture with settlements along the coast ofContinueContinue reading “Bremsneshola”

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,