Mtb, Hellas, Stockholm, Nov 23rd

Winter came early to Stockholm, and in full force.. Best to make good use of the snow before it melts away, so I went to Hellasgården with 3 other Happymtb riders and rode "Gröna spåret" and "Blå Spåret".. Progress was very slow in the challenging conditions but lots of fun..

Mtb, Järvafältet, Stockholm, Nov 2nd-08

Half-day ride with 6 other from the Happymtb.org forum.. Very sunny but pretty cold, below zero in the shady places, so at times it was very slippery on icy spots, but at other places it was very slippery due to wet roots and rocks.. Loads of mud.. A few soft crashes but no damage.. Nice late lunch at Bögs gård..

Cyclocross, Järvafältet, Stockholm

Started out the day with semislicks and the intention to do about 100 km's on asphalt, heading west from Solna out on "Mälaröarna".. But it was pretty boring so I turned back home at Drottningholm, had a quick lunch, switched to cross-tires, and drove to Säby Gård at Järvafältet.. Had a lot more fun there, racing on gravel and dirt roads, and exploring various trails and rocky areas.. Distance today was about 20 + 30 kilometres..

Cycling, Byxelkrok-Byrum, Öland

Started from Byxelkrok at around 08.30 and headed south along the western coast, first on asphalt roads, then on gravel and later on sandy but untechnical hiking trails.. I had planned to go much further south, but at Byrum I discovered that my rear wheel had become seriously askew so I limped back the fastest route and the distance covered was only 36km..

Cycling, Alvaret, Öland, Oct-25th

A half-day road trip around Alvaret at the southern part of Öland.. Started close to Skogsby, headed south to Resmo, then east over Alvaret to Stenåsa where I took a break at the sea.. Continued south past Seby and then headed west over Alvaret again to Möckleby.. Then north back towards Skogsby, with a stop at a café and a hill with a scenic view on the way.. Total distance was 102 kilometres..

Mtb, Blå Spåret, Hellas, Sweden

A Saturday ride with my brother on "Blå Spåret", starting from Hellasgården, heading east, taking a lunch break and than going back the same way.. Superb, fairly techical trail with perfect mix of rock surfs, root fests, mud madness and short but challenging ascends and descends.. We started at around 10.30 and was back at the cars about 3 hours later..

Happy BBQ ride, Hammarby-Rudan, Aug-30

A Saturday ride with close to 30 people from the Happymtb.org forum, starting at Hammarbybacken in Stockholm, following Sörmlandsleden section 1-4 past Alby friluftsgård and Tyresta to Rudan in Haninge.. Great weather, probably one of the very last summer days.. Varied mix of trails with plenty of roots and stones, short sections on gravel or asphalt, some pretty steep and hilly sections, and a few really nice "rock surfs" with a nice flow.. We finished off with a with a nice BBQ in Rudan, a great day!

Kayaking, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden

A Sunday half-day paddle with Daniel in the northern part of the archipelago, starting at Vettershagasundet, heading east and north-east past Nämmarö, Stor-Andö, lunch on Ekholmen, then north past Ängsö and then back west and south-west.. Perfect conditions with a 3-5 m/s wind, 19-21C, sunny to fairly cloudy..

Mtb, Jämtlandsfjällen, 1st-4th of August

Another ride in Jämtlandsfjällen, this time with entry from the south side, Kläppen in Ljungdalen.. The rough plan was to head north-west past Sylarna and then head west into Norway, south again and then follow Sylsjön back towards Helags and then return to the car.. But the weather turned pretty bad, loads of rain and fairly windy, and at Sylarna the back tyre ripped apart by sharp rocks, and I didn't have a spare tyre, only patches and an extra tube.. So I had to walk back to Kläppen with the unusable bike, some 32 kilometres.. Still a nice weekend though..

Kayaking, Öland, 29th of July

A sunset paddle on a very calm sea at the north-western side of Öland from Byxelkrok to the "raukar" (erosion shaped rocks) at Byrum.. After about 2 hours I arrived at destination just on time to join the crowds at the raukar to see the sun drop below the horizon..

Kayaking, Northern Öland, 25th of July

A morning paddle from the "Tall Erik" lighthouse at the northern tip of Öland, southbound along the western coast to Hagskog via Byxelkrok.. About 15 kilometres, it took about 2 hours including a short stop, I was assisted by waves and wind coming in from the rear right.. Really nice conditions and very sunny..

Mtb, Jämtlandsfjällen, 19th-22nd of July

A long weekend ride in Jämtlandsfjällen, Saturday to Tuesday.. Brought rather spartan camping gear that to some extent dictated route selection as the weather was mixed with some wind and rain.. Started in Storulvån in the late afternoon, first camp south of Blåhammaren, continued towards Sylarna via Enkälen, second camp at Långtjärnen.. On the third day I rode on towards Gåsån mountain station via Storforsen but turned back north when the weather took a turn for worse.. Third camp close to the Gåsån shelter. On the forth day I rode back to Storulvån, finishing the ride at around noon..

Rock Climbing, Ekoberget, Saturday 12th of July

Saturday climbing session at Ekoberget.. Teamed up with Mats who is quite experienced so he led most of the trad and sport routes and I followed as second, except for a bolted one that I led in the end of the day.. Pretty challenging for me so good training and really fun..