Monday, July 16, 2012

Jämtland: Åre: Duved ! -2012

Drove 7 hours southwest-ish to get to Åre, Duved ! A travelling pack of four excited outbackers to meet up with the remaining  two already located,  to complete the troop of a six-pack = le famille de ahlqvist !
True story we have an on going project of building a cabin beautifully located in the village of Duved, literally right on the skiing-sloap ! My little brother and dad had already been up there for a couple of days before the rest of us; my sister, older brother, mom and I arrived. My sister and I managed to stay one week before we decided that we'd got a big enough dose of wilderness that I think we will make due for the rest of the year..to say the least.. Don't get me wrong, i L.O.V.E it up there, but there's nothing the wilderness could ever offer against a warm cosy ((bug-free)) bed indoor ! Let's say it will take a while before I sleep in a tent again....! Can't wait for the cabin to actually be done so we can finally spend some winters up there going snowboarding !! yeehey !!


                                        I spy with my little eye, a house. Can you see it ? super cute.


                                                                      The root of all evilness




                                                                  Hiking on "Mullfjället"






Fika på högste ! And yes my socks were soaking wet from stepping right through the swampy terrain at times. Very unavoidably !
It took us about 5 hours from start to the "top" and back again, including a 40 minute "Fika"-break ! Such a perfect day ! Så här ska man ha det när man har det som sämst.

Daytrip to Glösa

My sister and I drove a couple of miles north of Åre to reach a little village called Glösa where we were to  find 7000 years old rock carvings of what it appears to be some kind of elk. Pretty amazing if you ask me.  


 All in all it was a great trip but I'm glad to be home.
I'm excited to see what the future holds for me, the outcome of this. All I can say is that I'm super nervous !!