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On Cliff's birthday we took the night train with Harald and Margareta to Enafors in Jämtland in the northern part of Sweden. Our plans were to hike the so called Jämtlandstriangel [the Jämtland Triangle], a three day hike between three lodges in the Swedish mountains. The total mileage is about 26 miles, a marathon in three days. Shouldn't be too bad.
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Since it was Cliff's birthday, Harald brought a bottle of champagne to toast the occasion.
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To prepare us for the strenuous life we were about to embark on, Harald also brought some crisp bread and ham and cheese in tubes. This of course was a total joke since the food at the lodges consisted of gourmet meals every day.
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After an 11-hour train ride where we slept nicely in our cots, we were ready to move on to ...
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Storulvåns Fjällstation. This beautiful lodge at 725 m (2380 feet) above sea level is very modern with gourmet meals, sauna, and great rooms for reading and relaxing.
The reindeer Erik greets all new guests. (Photo by Margareta)
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And the sheep also are curious about the newcomers. (Photo by Margareta)
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The view from the lodge is just spectacular.
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Cliff on the deck in the back of the lodge.
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Now we are ready for our first hike. We will just hike the 'blomstervandring', the flower hike up the nearest mountain.
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And we found a lot of flowers. Cliff turned out to be quite a flower photographer.
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Once we got up a bit we had a fantastic view of the mountains and the valleys.
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But what are mountains without snow? Here we are throwing our first snowballs....
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but the snow is not so strong..... so Margareta falls right through. She will need some help to get up.
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I was so happy to be in the mountains, I just love the views, the hikes, the flowers, the snow.. . But, as you will see in my next blog, snow is not always this nice.
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Cliff thought that the weather was quite warm, why have jackets on?
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After the hike we had our first lunch at the lodge. Great fish soup, salads, and
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homemade bread that was just fantastic.
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After lunch a little nap on the deck can never be wrong.
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In the afternoon it was time for another short hike, this time along the river behind the lodge.
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This is the direction we walked. (Photo by Harald)
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Walking through the birch tree woods was like walking in a ''troll'' forest.
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Finally we reached the hanging bridge over the river. It reminded me of the bridge at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
In the evening we took a sauna and then had a fantastic three course meal with some expensive wine. Strangely enough none of us have any pictures........
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