Yesterday was a windy day, so although we got a little bit of new snow the windblown debris was spoiling the landscape. Today however, it was snowing even more and the wind had quieted down enough so the landscape was looking a whole lot better. I did a snowshoe hike to the Älgsjön lake which is one of my favourite routes, there’s always something interesting along the way and then the marshland leading to the lake itself is sure to look nice. That is, unless the snowmobiles have left the trail and driven loops around the marsh, so I was a bit disappointed to hear that familiar roar of engine behind me, thinking that it’s one of these morons with no respect for the law or good manners. Or common sense, for that matter. Well, he did drive irresponsibly but at least he stayed on the trail, so I got my unspoiled marsh but no pictures because the wind had kept the trees free of snow in these open places.

Every time the trail crosses a lake, there’s a sign warning the snowmobilers about the risk of weak ice. I’ve been meaning to take a picture of one of these signs for ages now, but never gotten around to it until now. So there I was, trying to figure out the best way of including the trail and the signs in the frame, when I heard another snowmobile closing in. The timing couldn’t have been better – I didn’t even have to change my composition to get the approaching snowmobile in a perfect position. Sometimes it’s more luck than skill… I think I saw only four snowmobiles in total, so having one of them arrive right at that moment was a bit of fluke. Oh and I’m happy to say that he was one of the responsible drivers as well, not tearing up the engine or the trail!