Snow-shoing, Jämtland, Sweden

A short visit in Northern Jämtland, the morning after a night with some snaps and long discussions, we headed out into the forrest and out on the bogs.. My friend was hunting for birds, I was walking along with my snowshoes, taking some photos and enjoying the serenity.. In the afternoon we came past a dead fox hanging in a tree.. We wondered if it was a natural death due to a hunting for bird accident and being trapped in the tree and strangeled (!), or if it had been run over by a snow mobile and hung there afterwards.. A quick lunch in a cabin next to the Gåxsjö lake, and then we were done, it was dark before 3 pm..

Ice skating on Storsjön, Jämtland

Headed to the island Andersön in the lake Storsjön in Jämtland with brother Trond and friend Markus for a few hours of ice skating.. We parked the cars at around 09.30, about half an hour before the sun raises above the horizon.. (Days are only 4-5 hours in mid-winter this far north.) The ice was really smooth and nice with a few inches of snow that fell the night before.. A few cracks was pretty easy to navigate past, and we had a rest break with soup and chorizo on the island Norderön.. Back at the cars at around noon..