Tag Archives: landscape

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!

Atlanterhavsveien

My time with my Norwegian friend was coming to an end. Sadly, I have to add, because we had a great time! We concluded our day of hiking with an easy stroll at Svevestien, along the Atlanterhavsveien. The Atlantic Road runs along some stunning coastline! My friend drove up and over the bridge just soContinueContinue reading “Atlanterhavsveien”

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.

Bremsneshola

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”