Kategori: härjedalen
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It’s not officially summer yet, but it could well be. It’s insanely warm. As in, do the reindeer thing and try to find all the snow patches to get some relief from the heat. I did a little after work hiking and got up to the Ånnfjället tarn and found that the ice is just…
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It’s been raining all day. The water level which was high enough as it was because of the melting snow, is now at levels which happen on average every 50 years. Here in Ljusnedal I think we are spared from any damages to houses (there’s a couple of houses upstream though, close to the river,…
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From the viewpoint on Hamrafjället yesterday, I saw that there wasn’t much snow left along the trail towards Andersborg. So I should be able to get through, and once on the mountain, it would be easy. So that’s what I did today. But I didn’t get very far before the trail was covered in snow,…
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There aren’t many mountains where you can hike as yet. The top of the mountain could be ok, but the problem is how to get to the foot of the mountain. Hamrafjället melts early and you can park your car at the foot of it, so I decided to check it out. And it was…
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April can be a bit of everything. There’s still plenty of skiing to be done, but hiking is also an option. Well, if you’re desperate like I am. Last week when I was skiing on Flåten, I saw that the ridge of Lill-Skarven was free of snow. No snow = hiking! So today I drove…
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When you’re desperate for some hiking, you’ll go through any obstacle to reach the goal… like wading in soft, wet snow up to my thighs. The way up to the top of Funäsdalsberget was a bit more challenging than usual! I actually tried it already last week but then I had to turn back when…
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With these warm temperatures we’ve been having, I’ve started visiting the south-east side of Funäsdalssjön to check the birds in the open water. The swans, goldeneyes and mallards arrived a long time ago, but today I finally saw the birds I had been waiting for – cranes! There were eight of them, but I heard…
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So now I’ve done that, too. Skied to Helags, ate a waffle, and skied back to Kläppen! Awesome warm weather but unfortunately very hazy so the sky wasn’t so nice. When I sat down for fika on the way, I was wondering what that odd smell was. Not unpleasant, just odd. As in new. And…
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A little after work skiing on Flåten today in the mild and sunny weather we’ve been having. Had a look at Livsäterån and found some snow patterns which haven’t melted away yet.
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So now that’s done – I’ve skied to the top of Ånnfjället! I’ve wanted to summit the mountain with home as the starting point almost since I moved here. And since the mountain has quite friendly slopes on the south side, it is perfect for cross-country skiing. And that makes it much easier to do…