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..