I had planned another mountain hike for yesterday, this time just a day hike in Idre. The weather forecast kept warning about storm force winds though, so I decided that it’s best to stay at home. The wind was bad enough here as well, as my tripod so painfully discovered – it crashed down on the rocks while I was fiddling with the camera in my hands. I picked up the tripod with some trepidation and found out that the tripod head is worth every penny I invested in it – the only damage was a deep scratch in the dovetail but there was nothing broken. If you’re in the market for a good quality lightweight ballhead, then I should definitely recommend the Acratech Ultimate Ballhead! It will outlast every other piece of equipment in your camera bag…
Later in the afternoon, although the wind had not quieted down at all, I went for a drive to Hållberget which is the best viewpoint around here. In clear weather, you can see all the way to the Sånfjället mountain and that’s the closest I got to the mountains this weekend. Sånfjället is faintly visible in the picture below, although it’s almost impossible to make out in this small version. The distance? Almost 100 km as the crow flies. I’m impressed.
I heard in the news that the highest wind speed had reached 31 m/s in the mountains. The place were this speed was recorded? Idre. I don’t regret staying at home!
Exactly how they figure out that it will be snowing with +5°C I don’t know, but it was cold enough this morning. -2°C at 5am… looking cool.