When the groove is on it’s hard to stop… We had one day to drive from Engabreen glacier at Halsa, Norway to Umeå, Sweden and as there were few ferries on the way at Norway end, we decided to leave early. It was a good choice as you always find something interesting on the road. …
Training W30 – Second hiking week
Second week of holiday so naturally more training than normally. Unfortunately I got a bit sick towards the end of the Lofoten islands visit so had to take easier for a few days. Still we did all the activities we had planned, maybe just a bit slower the two last hikes. I kept monitoring my …
Finding high places – Engabreen glacier, Svartisen, Halsa, Norway
Time flies when you are having fun and all things must come to an end… So did our holiday and suddenly it was our last day in Norway. We left Lofoten in the morning the day before, but as it was raining the whole day and I managed to get some sort of flu bug …
Finding high places – Munkebu, Moskenes, Lofoten, Norway
Last day in Lofoten islands and the intention was to find a nice longer hike somewhere high… surprise, surprise! As the car park for the trail head was full and the roads are too narrow to park along the road we started looking at other options and noticed that you can actually get to the …
Finding high places – Veggen, Haukland beach, Norway
Queen’s route the day before was the most strenous of all our hikes both physically and mentally so far, so the next day was going to be a rest day. We drove to towards Lofoten islands and as it was also a very windy day we decided to go to the Viking museum Lofotr and …
Training W29 – Full on hiking week!
Last week was a full on hiking week! We were both so excited to finally be on holiday and wanted to do all sorts of different thing so the week total was a bit high… First hike was Taivaskero, second Saana, third Malla National park, fourth Bromorstinden and fifth Queen’s route. I am so proud …
Finding high places, Queen’s route, Sto, Norway
On the 21nd of July we finally got closer to Lofoten. The network connections are not that good here between the high hills and when camping electricity not always easily accessible. Hence a bit of a break in updating. Anyway… looked for nice hikes along the way and found this scenic route at the end …
Finding high places – Bromorstinden, Tromso, Norway
We were going to have a “rest day” after the 22 kilometers hike the day before but after breakfast we started already looking for “easy” hikes around the area. Found this absolutely amazing view point about 1 hour drive away from Tromso called Bromorstinden. On the way we encountered reindeer again. This guy was not …
Finding high places – Malla National park, Kilpisjärvi
We thought we should keep a “not-so-much-incline” day and decided to visit the three country border where Finland, Sweden and Norway cross borders. The route one way is 11 kilometers with “not that much” incline. Well true, not that much, but calculate that round-trip and it starts to be a decent amount after all. Plus …
Finding high places – Saana, Finland
Wow, this was much tougher than I originally thought… It looks pretty from a distance, but it’s hard to imagine the incline until you actually start going up. Obviously previous days climb to Taivaskero is in the background took it’s toll and energy levels were a bit low to start with. Still we managed to …