A hunebed or passage grave is a megalithic tomb from the Neolithic (New Stone Age). Hunebedden were erected by people from the Funnel Beaker Culture (Dutch: Trechterbekercultuur), a Neolithic culture in Northern Europe from about 4350 to 2800/2700 BC. The hunebedden are over 5000 years old…how amazing is that? Since there are no mountains inContinueContinue reading “Hunebedden”
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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?
Greeting
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains – John Muir It was the end of a beautiful summer’s day in Queenstown. I was enjoying the view from the deck at our hostel Butterfli Lodge. The setting sun cast the most beautiful light over the Remarkables. What an absolute treat!
Kiss from a rose
Beautiful flowers in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Wander
Only one who wanders finds a new path – Norwegian proverb Beautiful hiking conditions and a rocky, yet easy hiking path. Love it!
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.
Alive and Trekking 