Skating, Närdingen, Dec 23rd

Me and Ricky headed to Erken on Saturday morning where I though we'd find the full lake nicely frozen, but that turned out not to be the case.. A quick review of maps and we went to Närdingen close by which had really nice conditions, despite the light rain and a few degrees above freezing point.. About 1 hour and some 15 kilometers of skating later we wrapped it up, to get back ot final christmas preparations in Stockholm..

Skating, Dalkarlskärret, Dec 22nd

Skating+Headlamps+Marsh lake in the woods = Win! I ended worked downtown Stockholm, wisked home to get my car and gear, and drove up towards Uppsala to meet up with 6 other skates who were up for a great way to make a little lake into an adventure.. Around -7 degrees, a clear sky filled with stars, a beautiful night..

Nordic Skating, Tämnaren, Dec 17th-2017

Unusually late premier for the season due to work, travels and wonky weather.. Anyways, went up on a hunch to lake Tämnaren on Sunday and the old ice covered by snow had partially melted and re-frozen so it offered pretty decent conditions.. Being solo, I stayed close to the shore-line and avoided the more tricky parts of the lake..