Nordic Skating, Dalkarlskärret, Nov 7th

Season 2019/2020 premier on nordic skating on the little marsh lake “Dalkarlskärret” near Uppsala.. Very early start before dawn so we used headlamps initially..

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..

Nordic Skating, Vällen & Ekoln, Jan 21st

Not as great as last weekend on Båven, but still a very nice morning. Joined by my brother, we started off on Northern Vällen, where the ice was half-decent but still enjoyable. After that, we drove to Ryssvägen and took a lap north on Ekoln with a bit smoother ice. Total distance for the day was 38 kilometres.

Nordic Skating, Nynäshamn Archipelago, Feb 28th

Spring is around the corner but still some great ice is to be found, this sunny Sunday me, Emil and Ricky headed to the Nynäshamn inner archipelago and covered some 36 kilometers with partially challenging conditions.. 

XC-Skating, Lake Tämnaren, Uppland, Dec 19th

9 Celcius in Uppsala for the last day or two, but 50 kilometres north lake Tämnaren delivered a magical solo-session with blue skies and silky-smooth ice.. I took the whole lap along the shoreline, with ice thickness around 35-50mm and just a few section which required some extra care..

XC-Skating, Ånnsjön, Jämtland, Nov 15th

Day 2 of the "Hunt for ice" adventure in Jämtland.. After internet scouting and some fresh reports on forums, I headed to Ånnsjön with Rolf and my brother Trond.. Certainly the thinnest ice I've been skating over larger distances, pretty exciting and lots of fun! Some scratches and bruises, but well worth it!

Hiking, Kindla Nature Reserve, 1st-2nd of March

Kindla nature reserve, March 1st-2nd 2014.. Made a miss-calculation and assumed the snow would be gone but far from it.. Snowshoes and ski poles would have been great, but I managed to trudge through the deep snow anyways.. Started at Lövåsen on the south side and spent the night up on the Kindla mountain on the northern side.. Calm and beautiful area..

XC-Skiing and XC-Skating on Lake Mälaren, Feb 1st

Headed out solo for some winter magic on Lake Mälaren.. Started at Varpsund in the southern end of Ryssviken and headed north up towards Gorran and then back the same route.. About 25% of the trip was on skis and the other 75% on skates.. The ice was 10+ cm with some 5-8 cm of wet snow on top.. 

XC-Skating, Lake Tämnaren, Dec 1st

 

First XC-skating session of the season.. I headed north-west with my brother Jon to Lake Tämnaren, which often freezes first of the classical ice skating lakes in the Stockholm region as it's very shallow.. The conditions were really nice, altough the wind picked up considerably during the morning and at some places we had to make our way around open water or very thin ice.. A great day!

XC-Skating, Roslagen Archipelago, Feb 3rd

Epic XC-skating in the Roslagen archipelago with Jon and Emil, as good as it gets.. Beautiful and sunny winter day, light winds.. Starting from "Fiskarbyn" on Vätö, we headed south-east out towards the open sea with varied and at times challenging ice conditions.. Lunch in a nature reserve, accompanied by an eagle.. Total distance covered was 45 kilometres..

Mtb, Hellas, 9th of Jan

Hike and hike and hike and some bike.. Snow-ride on mtb in Hellas in a temperature above freezing resulted in very soft trails that offered little flow.. But we made it to Brotorp eventually for a couple of great waffles & coffee.. In three hours including the lunch break we accumulated a meager 15 kilometers, but it was still very nice to be out..

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..

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..

Mtb round Kungsholmen, Mar-2006, Sweden

In Mid-March after a long and cold winter, I headed out on the lake ice and bike around most of Kungsholmen in Stockholm. Had to leave the ice a few times for short sections on land but it was still a pretty cool day..