Kategori: norrland
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I don’t want to leave. The lake was mirror calm in the morning and the sun was warm. I couldn’t imagine a better place to be right then! But then again, hiking in this weather through the spectacular Lunndörren was also something I looked forward to. The blister I got yesterday made some noise when…
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Because it’s not summer until I’ve had a waffle at Djupdalsvallen!
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After some heavy hiking in the Alps, it is nice to be back on our gentle fjälls and take it slow and just enjoy the trek. Today’s activity was to check out a waterfall I found out about recently, the Fallmoran waterfall in Vemdalsskalet. It was a 4 km hike from the Storhogna hotel, and coming…
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So, now I’ve had a week to contemplate my situation. And make an Excel table about it, as befits an introvert. My nose is still a bit stuffy but otherwise it feels like I’m back to normal. Considering the stuffy nose, it’s a bit as if I’m recovering from a flu, but my Excel table…
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Well, guess what. Here I am again. Exhausted. And now it’s worse than ever before, I’ve had this weird thing all week. On Monday I was really tired, I mean more tired than after Njupeskär. Then on Tuesday, I felt an itch in my throat, which normally always means that I’m going to have a…
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Since I got my new mountainbike, I’ve been wanting to do a bike & hike trip. Rödsjövålen was a good candidate for that, there’s a double-track road from Backvallsvägen to Östvallen, where you continue on foot to get to the top of Rödsjövålen. 17 km by bike, 8 km by foot (return trip). No problems, I…
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I’ve mentioned it a few times that I’m now doing things instead of just endlessly planning them. The change started about four years ago but after mom died, it just made me even more determined. I do not want to die regretting a life not lived. So if you’ve read my blog, you will have…
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My Olympus Tough compact has a microscope mode. Now that we are starting to have flowers – quite a lot of them, actually – I finally remembered to test it. So I shot this strict primrose (Primula stricta) and indeed, it’s possible to get very close to the subject. And unlike with many other compact…
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I got a new GPS watch with a heart rate sensor a couple of weeks ago. I’ve had so many occasions where I have underestimated the strain from my training sessions (alternatively, overestimated my own capacity) that I’ve given up on ever learning what the correct level is for me, so I need help. It has other…
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Wonderful news from the Crane Watch! The first chick has hatched! I felt really privileged as I was watching the crane family today. I almost didn’t want to leave because I would love to see the second chick hatch… but since I have no idea how far apart the chicks hatch, it could be a…