21Sept.

Well, today we're off back home. The weather is still kind, no rain yet but there will be some before the day is over, at which time we will be in the air.

I'll now write from "Hemma I byn" until next summer.

Pictures from the hike 2014

I have now downloaded the pictures from my camera.

Setting out on our 63 km long hike.

There are lingonberries even as far up as this.

This suspension bridge was no joke to cross. Scary!

No need to carry a water bottle. There is drinking water everywhere.

On the first leg of the hike Gunnar was not feeling so good, so Sarah's taking his rucksack and some of the other things - 15 kg! Strong girl.

A coffee break.

Gunnar is checking the GPS (I think)

Dramatic skies!

Sarah on the trail.

Turning round for a last look at the Blåhammaren station for the last time this year.

And forging ahead on the stony trail.

Stunning views wherever you look.

I had strapped my indoor shoes on the outside of my rucksack.

It was a fabulous day with lots of sunshine.

Sarah fetching water.

I wonder who these ladies are :)

Down again and first sight of the Storulvån station where we had left the car.

The last couple of hundred meters to go,

and there it is, our three course meal and soft beds!

Towards Forsen

We packed the car after an excellent breakfast and then it wouldn't start! We had jump cables and. Red Volvo kindly helped. I think a new battery is called for. After a minute out of the car park, Sarah couldn't find her glasses. We stopped and searched through the luggage, but no! We had to turn back and luckily the reception had found them, and we were off again. 

We took a few caches along the way. The legs behind the signpost belong to Gunnar!

In a place called Mörsil there,s a lovely place called Kretsloppshuset. They  sell ecologically produced stuff and also serve a lovely lunch buffé as well as coffe and tea. We stopped here for something to eat. It is still a sunny day, so we could sit out in the garden.

Belgian waffles! Really tasty.

This place is owned by one of Sweden's big crosscountry skiing stars, Thomas Vassberg. The food is quite good and value for money. We had late lunch/early dinner here. 16 degrees and sunny, the summer is not yet over!

There are many beautiful views along the road.

Sometimes we have stopped here for a rest, but not today.

Home!

And I have added one token (Syltofs) to my collection. I buy one every time I am doing this Triangle walk. I have 5 so far. Perhaps there will be more, who knows!

Last day in the wilderness

We left the station n perfect weather. The first stop was here on a large flat stone with fabulous views. We saw a lot of reindeer gracing not too far away.

Our packed lunch we eat by the side of a river that we then had to ford to reach the continuation of the trail.

There are stepping stones and very little water, so this time we didn't have to remove our shoes.

It has been a perfect day with sunshine and clear blue skies and temperatures good for walking, 6 degrees when we started and about 13 in the middle of the day. We arrived back at Storulvån in plenty of time for a shower and a snooze for Gunnar. Sarah and I took a cup of tea and went up to the loft where there are comfortable chairs and low tables. There we talked to a young girl that we had met on the mountain. She was a sergeant in the Swedish Army with a speciality in logistics. She had among other things been responsible for fueling the helicopters during the large fire recently in the neighboring county. 

Today I used the other camera mostly, so those pictures will be uploaded when we reach Forsen.

Almost last day of walking;

Sarah's showing Gunnar where we walked yesterday.

Nice little piece of art.

This is another nice piece.

So, this morning we left our room, Västmanland called, and started out towards Blåhammaren.

The first part of today's walk went through the clouds, very wet, but soon it cleared up and the sun started to appear. I could remove the rain gear, and we continued towards Blåhammaren.

The lunch break at the half  way hut. Sarah's admiring the view.

Couldn't be better!

We passed a number of small rivers. Here we stopped again for tea and a rest. The water is very, very cold!

And here we are at last. After 6 hours. The sun is now beautifully warm and in a couple of hours there is the famed three course dinner! Yummy!

Sylarna

Today we're staying at the Sylarna station, but Sarah and I are not inactive. We're off towards the glacier. It's a perfect day for walking.

Gunnar's staying put, recouperatiing.

Complete peace!

We stopped here for lunch.

And a selfie of mother and daughter.

One can see forever!

One solitary mushroom.

All around us there are reindeer. It feels a little grim but we're having reindeer meat for dinner!

And far in the distance we can see the station again.

First day if walking 

This little guy we're on his second trip in these mountains. We met when I was going to bed last night.

The breakfast buffé on Storulvån is generous to say the least. We eat our fill and then made a lunch bag to take away.

Sarah had an extra waffle.

To get across this river one has to walk this suspension bridge. It's sooo scary because it wobbles and there's not much to hold on to.

On the other side we stopped for water and a rest.

Gunnar started to feel a little funny.

We walked through rough terrain from just after 9 in the morning until a quarter to 5.

We stopped for lunch at the halfway hut. By this time the sun had come out and it was getting warmish, 13 degrees I think. Gunnar was not feeling well at this point.  

This hut had been equipped with wifi and 12 volt to load a telephone or ipad. In the middle of nowhere, can you imagine? It's a safety thing of course.

After some half an hour's rest we continued, but not far. We had to stop and Gunnar had to lay down, he couldn't continue. We all got quite a scare as you can imagine.  We redistributed the carried load, Sarah took Gunnar's rucksack and some more of the things from her own, so Gunnar shouldn't have to carry too heavy. After that we continued and managed to reach Sylarna station.

After a shower and a good rest, Gunnar felt fine again and we had our dinner. This is the view from our window in the dining room.

And look what we saw! Some reindeer passing just outside. We have seen several on the hike today, it's magic.

And here we are on the station checking mail and blogging!  I took some photos with the proper camera too, but those will have to wait until I can download them to the computer at the end of the week.

It has been an eventful and dramatic day and we ought to sleep like logs tonight.