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Continue reading →: Day 66 – at Lierne National ParkDay 66 – at Lierne National Park The Lierne National Park is one of Norway’s smaller parks, and half of it lies in Sweden. It’s renowned for its lynx, wolverines, bears and the rare Arctic fox around its mountains, but the area I visited today was wetlands, much to Roja’s…
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Continue reading →: Day 65 – to Lierne National Park (entrance)Day 65 – to Lierne National Park (entrance) Even seen through curtains of cloudy rain Klimpfjäll looked a town of mixed fortunes. It may consider its claim to fame as its name being used for an Ikea dining table, but prior to that, it was for the Stekenjokk copper mine,…
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Continue reading →: Day 64 – to KlimpfjällDay 64 – to Klimpfjäll I managed to get the things done around town on foot with the dog before the rain set in, and included a return along the Umealven river, in full flow. By chance I happened upon the Systembolaget being open. It is so rarely. That is,…
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Continue reading →: Day 63 – at HemavanDay 63 – at Hemavan The Kungsleden is Sweden’s famous long distance hiking route. It is 440 kilometres in length from Abisko in the north to here in Hemavan, and there are 20 staffed huts on route. At a reasonable pace it would take 22 days to complete the entire…
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Continue reading →: Day 62 – to Hemavan, Sweden
Day 62 – to Hemavan, Sweden Mist eventually gave way to a fine morning. Entire days of rain are never welcome when in the van, but as autumn takes a grip they are likely to be more common, and tougher to handle when they in succession. I had parked up…
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Continue reading →: Day 61 – to Mo I Rana
Day 61 – to Mo I Rana The promised rain materialised overnight and at 250 metres above sea level the cloud was close as I opened the curtain and made a plan for the next hours. After Roja’s breakfast and my coffee I settled in for a reading session, a…
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Continue reading →: Day 60 – to Storvol – Saltfjellet Svartisen National Park
Day 60 – to Storvol – Saltfjellet Svartisen National Park The Saltfjellet Svartisen National Park is about the same size as the Lake District and a goal for many hikers around the world. Like many of the Parks here, it is necessary to put in some kilometres before you arrive…
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Continue reading →: Day 59 – to Tollådalen – Saltfjellet Svartisen National Park
Day 59 – to Tollådalen – Saltfjellet Svartisen National Park Another day another National Park. I am becoming predictable. But there are many up this way, and I want to get at least a feeling for as many as possible, as I plan to be back, and spend longer in…
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Continue reading →: Day 58 – to Sjunkhatten National ParkDay 58 – to Sjunkhatten National Park A mild 11C here yesterday early evening, as I stood outside chatting, after most of the day with cloud cover. Good for hiking, not good for northern lights viewing, or for the van solar, but good also for a stray, frail, elderly, starving…
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Continue reading →: Day 57 – at Lakshol
Day 57 – at Lakshol There was just the Dutch van and mine at Lakshol last night. There’s a few houses in the village, but with the exception of a farmer the rest are holiday homes and vacant at the moment. The Dutch, in their spanking new 4 x 4…
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Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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