Kategori: Sverige
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A month ago I was among the icebergs and snow on the largest island in the world, and now I’m on a sunny and sandy beach on the tiny island of Gotska Sandön, some 40 km north from Gotland off the east coast of Sweden. The whole island is a national park, and for a good…
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While everyone else was busy dancing around maypoles, I used my day on the first ”real” hike of the summer. And indeed, it felt like summer, despite the snow and the little bit of ice I found on the tarn which was target for the day. The tarn is between the peaks of Lill-Skarven and…
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The landscape photography equivalent to ”value for money” must be the ratio between the effort and result. How much effort is required to reach your photo spot, and how good are the opportunities there? Livsäterån must be place with the best such ratio in Funäsfjällen because it’s easy to reach and the photo ops are…
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What a treat! Got see a pair of cranes with a pair of hatchlings! I found the cranes yesterday when I was cycling, one of the cranes was incubating. I figured that it must be very close to hatching time by now so it was necessary to go back there today, with the big lens, and…
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I have finally fulfilled a long time dream to move to the mountains! A week ago I landed in Ljusnedal and I’m still trying to get used to the idea that now I live here. For 15 years, I’ve been coming here for vacations and weekends and always tried to cram as much hiking and…
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I slept really well, after dressing in some extra layers so I kept warm. But still, up at 5.30 to do the last walk before the long drive home. And would you believe… just when I found a great spot, the eastern half the sky was filled with clouds! I had some trouble adjusting my…
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(Warning for a lot of pictures!) It was a cold night in the tent. The camping site is on the mainland side of Ramsvikslandet so the wind isn’t so bad there, but the temperature sank to near freezing and I didn’t sleep well. I got up at 5am for my morning hike, it felt really…
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In the winter I was planning to take on a project to visit all zoos in Sweden. That was before I decided to move, I will have other things to do now than drive around the country. But I was still interested in the number one zoo on my list, Nordens Ark. It’s very far from…
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A last visit to the zoo, I just had to see the bear cubs. They were released to the public enclosure today and it turned out to be a very popular event, the parking lot was full! Oh my gosh how cute the cubs are. Still a bit unsteady on their feet, and absolutely adorable!
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What an amazing day it was yesterday! I had been looking forward to it the whole week, and this trip fulfilled and even exceeded all my expectations. (If you don’t want to read the long story, just scroll down for all the pictures!) Our first stop was at Ikea in Sundsvall to eat brunch. I…