Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
March 24, 2019
Bohemian Waxwing
Just outside where I work there are few rowan-berry trees, and last autumn they were stop over for flocks of waxwings on their way south. While refuelling they are not shy and I managed to take few pics.
September 5, 2016
Funäsfjällen
Next stop after leaving Röros (last blog post) was Funäsdalen where we spend 4 nights to have enough time to explore the area. Did some hiking, mountain biking, fishing, trail running and so on.
We were so lucky with the weather as it only rained the last day and then also just little.
Something that I really love is fishing, and it actually went rather good. We even managed to grilled a trout in foil at the beach - as fresh as it gets. My wife finally got to taste it like that - it has apparently never happened before :))
Unfortunately I didn't carry the camera with me much. Although something that we have pics of is a bit of a secret - a lovely waterfalls (Anderssjöåfallet) that is truly worth visiting.
We were so lucky with the weather as it only rained the last day and then also just little.
Something that I really love is fishing, and it actually went rather good. We even managed to grilled a trout in foil at the beach - as fresh as it gets. My wife finally got to taste it like that - it has apparently never happened before :))
Unfortunately I didn't carry the camera with me much. Although something that we have pics of is a bit of a secret - a lovely waterfalls (Anderssjöåfallet) that is truly worth visiting.
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| View towards Helags massif |
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| Ringed Plower |
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| Hamra nature reserve |
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| Andersjöåfallet |
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| Andersjöåfallet |
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| Andersjöåfallet |
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| Andersjöåfallet |
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| Andersjöåfallet |
November 22, 2015
Beech forest autumn glow
This autumn came somewhat later compared to earlier years so it wasn't till beginning of November we were off to Sundbyholm (outside Eskilstuna) to shoot the amazing colors of the beerch forest.
As the weather changed rather quickly so did the colors of the leafs too, from green to bare trees in just two weeks.. Swoosh...
Why this forest you might wonder, well it is counted as the largest and most northern non-planted beech forest in Sweden. There may be smaller higher up in the country but not even close to this one.
Also, there is this beautiful avenue that dates all the way back to the 1700:s that leads up to Sundbyholm castle. Definitely worth a trip if you are around!
As the weather changed rather quickly so did the colors of the leafs too, from green to bare trees in just two weeks.. Swoosh...
Why this forest you might wonder, well it is counted as the largest and most northern non-planted beech forest in Sweden. There may be smaller higher up in the country but not even close to this one.
Also, there is this beautiful avenue that dates all the way back to the 1700:s that leads up to Sundbyholm castle. Definitely worth a trip if you are around!
November 8, 2015
Weekend in Dalarna
As mentioned earlier we are doing our best to enjoy and explore our gorgeous Sweden. This time heading off to Dalarna and a small village Tällberg famous for its beautiful location on the shore of lake Siljan. Puls to it all being that it has good SPA hotels; sauna here we come!
Dalarna is famous for its decorated wooden horses (Dalahästen), Mora knifes, Falu red paint, special architecture of the wooden houses, Falu copper mine (UNESCO world heritage site) and of course traditional midsummer celebrations.
In the end we didn't spend that much time in the spa as we were just having too much to do and see. Hiking in the amazing autumn colors where paths were bathing in bright yellow leafs fallen of the birch trees. Do I have to say anything more?
I was out both evenings/nights taking pictures of the MilkyWay hoping to get a glimpse of Aurora. It had made appearance earlier that week but not while we were there :) Better luck next time!
And it will be a next time as we have to see this amazing area during spring time. Expectations are high.
Dalarna is famous for its decorated wooden horses (Dalahästen), Mora knifes, Falu red paint, special architecture of the wooden houses, Falu copper mine (UNESCO world heritage site) and of course traditional midsummer celebrations.
In the end we didn't spend that much time in the spa as we were just having too much to do and see. Hiking in the amazing autumn colors where paths were bathing in bright yellow leafs fallen of the birch trees. Do I have to say anything more?
I was out both evenings/nights taking pictures of the MilkyWay hoping to get a glimpse of Aurora. It had made appearance earlier that week but not while we were there :) Better luck next time!
And it will be a next time as we have to see this amazing area during spring time. Expectations are high.
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| View from Tällberg with Lake Siljan in the background. |
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| Lake Siljan, early morning |
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| Birch trees |
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| MilkyWay with Lake Siljan in the foreground. |
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| Dala-pig, dala-hourse and dala-rooster |
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| Even the old phone booths are decorated |
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| Lake Siljan from the shore in Mora |
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| Beautiful colors and reflections from Hjortnäs Brygga |
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| Sunset at Lake Siljan |
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| Lake Siljan |
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| Falu Copper mine |
September 24, 2015
Björnlandet Nationalpark and Lappstaden in Arvidsjaur
While driving back from Sarek we passed Arvidsjaur and stopped quickly at Lappstaden.
A Lappstad is a 'village' containing houses/tents (kåtor) near a church where the Sami people spent the night while visiting. A lappstad can also be referred to as 'Church town'. This one is the biggest and best kept in the world with its 80 houses/tents built in the late 1700s.
From here we drove even further south to a small national park called Björnlandet just outside of Frederika. We spent the night there camping after some shorter hikes, one being to the highest top in that area with an view point over the entire park.
It's a nice little park with very old forest. Some of the trees being over 450 years old. The terrain has lots of high cliffs which makes it rather inaccessible outside the paths. Something else interesting was the clear scars of several large fires in many of the old tree trunks.
Next blog -> Tatra mountain in Polen!
A Lappstad is a 'village' containing houses/tents (kåtor) near a church where the Sami people spent the night while visiting. A lappstad can also be referred to as 'Church town'. This one is the biggest and best kept in the world with its 80 houses/tents built in the late 1700s.
From here we drove even further south to a small national park called Björnlandet just outside of Frederika. We spent the night there camping after some shorter hikes, one being to the highest top in that area with an view point over the entire park.
It's a nice little park with very old forest. Some of the trees being over 450 years old. The terrain has lots of high cliffs which makes it rather inaccessible outside the paths. Something else interesting was the clear scars of several large fires in many of the old tree trunks.
Next blog -> Tatra mountain in Polen!
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| Sapmi art |
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| Lappstaden in Arvidsjaur |
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| Storehouse, Lappstaden |
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| Lappstaden |
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| Björnlandet NP, A lot of tree lichen |
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| Trace of wood fire |
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| A very big larva, cossus cossus 80-100mm |
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| Björnlandet NP |
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| Evening light at Björnlandet NP |
May 25, 2015
Tiveden National Park
During the end of April we were off to Tiveden NP for a long-weekend. As usual :) we did a lot of hiking, both in the old forest that the national park is located in and along an old Pilgrim path.
NP itself is rather small so it didn't take us long to explore most of it, more precisely a day. Do not take it to lightly though, it was actually quite demanding as it was hilly but wasnt carrying around much more then something to eat and drink (fika :) ). We stayed at a hostel in the beautiful Tivedstorp which is an old Finish village dating from the 1600s.
I would highly recommend a visit to this little gem.
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