Ape 50

Will spend tomorrow until lunch in the nearby forrest. Planning to hide a couple of geocaches close to the lake north of our house. There are already about twenty of them there already.

After lunch I will join my friends at the scooter workshop. Although its cold, maybe below zero, I refuse the Lambretta and use my Piaggio Ape instead. This curious little vehicle are perfect for transport in the city of Gothenburg. Easy to park and rather small. Not so fast. Maximum 35 km/h.
Will spends some time drinking coffee and chatting. Looking forward to that.

Day trip close to home

Awake rather early this morning. Some breakfast and the saturday morning paper.
The temperature outside was below zero and the was clear sky.

Made some sandwiches and the and stuffed my backpack and away.

About 8 km before lunch. A perfect saturday.

Gear lists

Have used a simple Excel-sheet before. Stored it in my Dropbox.
Found lighterpack.com yesterday. There where many positive reviews about it in the norwegian forum, fjellforum.no.
Will try it fore coming lists.

Back on track

This blog has been sleeping for a couple of years. A lot of work mixed with some other hobbies, f ex. geocaching and vintage scooters has kept me busy.
Have spent october and november to get moore fit a trying to get rid of some kilos. Long walks in my nearby forrest have been wonderful. I'm lucky to have less then 200 meters to nearest path and abt 15 min walk to the lake Kåsjön, where I can connect to a lovely trail system, both east and westbound.

Bought a new backpack for geocaching, day trips and also scootering. Abt 20 liters, heavy and a lot of During
zippered pockets. Ideal for this use but absolutely not UL. Moore some can of "tactical". The pack is equipped and loaded for day trips and I only need to complete with water and food.

During winter and early spring I will only do day trips. But I am planing for weekend trips when it gets warmer. Meanwhile I will upgrade my gear and trying to reduce weight, both for me and the equipment.

Easy start

First of may I broke my bone after a fall on a slippery path. Two months with surgery, plaster and walking on sticks. And no walks in the forrest. Boring.

We are now in the mountains again. Wonderful to be here. Stay in a cabin not far from the mountain. Yesterday a walk to Kariknallen. In total abt 5 km and 320 m elevation. Really not much. But I was tired as after a 30 km trip in good pace. Very lucky to be able to hike again.




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Location:Tännäs, Härjedalen

Spring Walk

We use to visit the same spot in spring every year. It an area close to the small river Säveån, about 40 km east of Gothenburg. The area is wellknown for all the spring flowers. So, as we expected there was a lot of people there. It's nice. Everyone enjoying the pleasant view and the beautiful surroundings. There was some children taking a bath in the Cold river.


Passed the former oatmeal factory. Beautiful old brick building.


Found a lot of flowers.


There are beavers living in the area.





The trip ended little to soon. I slipped in the mud close to the path. So next stop was the hospital. Diagnosis-broken leg. Have to walk on sticks for a period.


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A walk with the dog

Beautiful weather in the morning. Took a walk to the lake before breakfast.

Time runs fast

Hmm...

Last update was in may... It have been a year filled with work. Interesting and totally absorbing work with running a venue for concerts etc.

Still working with same things. Sure there will be much more time for outdoor life this spring.

Weather forecast promises a sunny weekend. So, at least it will be a long will the dog tomorrow morning. Maybe bring some sandwiches and coffee to the lake, not far away.

Look what I found...

...on the floor in my house. It fell of my dog, and he was just standing and looking at it.

A walk with the dog

Evening stroll with the dog

After two hectical weeks at work it was a great pleasure to have a free evening.
A coffe in the sun first. And then a hours stroll with the dog. There is a lake about 100 meters away, so we went there. Had a chat with a man about fishing in the lake. Have to spend an evening wit the rod.

Misty sunday

Typical...
The saturday was wonderful. Sunny and rather warm close to the house. Had a cup o coffea and watch the signs of spring before I went to work. Didn't have time for a walk.
Today, its misty and cold. And I having a day without work. Hmm...

Working hard to get the company workshop ready. Must move next week. And its a lot of things, tools and machines.

When the workshop is ready it will be great opportunities for MYOG projects.

Time to plan for spring trips

Have been at home for some days because of a cold. Boring!
Spent a lot of time at the internet, reading trip reports and abt DIY-projects.
Today its clear weather and abt -3 degrees. Perfect for outdoor activities.
But I have to save my energy for tonigths work. Its the last day of the Boat Fair in Gothenburg. And when it close me and my team have to take away our clients stand. Hard work for to after midnigth.

Have som deas for trips this spring:
I did a trip at Kinnekulle ths autumn. I want to see the same area with all the spring flowers. Best time for that mid May.

Repeat of my trip 2009 at Skåneleden from Vejbystrand to Båstad. Probably end of May.

Will also du some daytrips south of Gothenburg.

MYOG-plans:
Need to have a pillow on my trips. Last trip I had no bulky clothes to use. Will try a simple Bag-in-box" solution.

A new lid for my pot. Saw an interesting one of silicone on a website.

Trousers. Have some ideas.

Weekend trip

Ready to go. Waiting for my friends to pick me up.
Then one hours drive north of Gothenburg to the deep forrest of Svartedalen ("Black valley").
Lots of small and clear lakes. The water is drinkable. Good!
UL euqipment but a bit heavier food. We will have delicious meals morning, lunch and dinner.
Brought the Lunar Solo, but its possible we sleep in the shelters along the trail.
The plan is to walk a few kilometers tonigth and the set up the camp. Tomorrow longer walk in national park. On sunday maximum 10 km back to the car. Probably time for an espresso at Bar Centro on the way home.
Report will follow.

Kinnekulle-leden II

The Lunar Solo pitched in a different way :-)
Prepairing some breakfast at the Evernew stove.
Limestone wall

Kinnekulle-leden

Last weekend I walked the trail around the hill "Kinnekulle". I was lucky with very good weather, the last days of summer. The night before it was below zero in the area.
The trail is 46 km long, and with a few extensions by me I walked about 50 km. I will recommend the trail for a two day trip. There are several shelters along the trail, but I didn't use them.
I used my Golite Jam 2 and without food and water I calculated the weight to approx 5 kilos. Added to that approx 3 kilos for eating and drinking. There where a few places to fill water, so I brought a couple of PET-bottles.
The Evernew stove was great. Did only use it with alcohol. Tried it before several times in wood burning mode. Very satisfied with both kind of fuel. Next trip I will use most wood and then Esbit as backup and in stealth mode.

View from the top of Kinnekulle. The lake Vänern in distance.

Only a very thin layer of soil over the limestone.

Planning for the weekend

Have the possibilty to take a day off this friday. So I will be heading off for som nice walking. There are a morning train directly to the area where I have intentions to spend the weekend. A small village named Hällekis close to the big lake Vänern. From there its a 45 km trail in round trip. Probably I will extend the trip to visist some historical spots south of the trail. Want to see the 11:th century church, not far away. maybe looking for more historical buildings in the area.
My equipment will be almost the same as used on my trip at Skåneleden in June. Will use the Evernew stove in woodburning mode as much as possible. Will bring som alcohol for morning coffe etc.Maybe using walking sticks as tent pole for my Lunar Solo. In Skåne I used the carbon fiber tent pole.
Need to use my Iphone during the trip, so I have to bring some backup power. Possible I borrow my friends solar charger with battery. Report will follow.

Gear in my drawer

We moved to a new house in mid June. Have not been much time for outdoor activities this summer. We have enjoyed a lovely summer with shorter walks in the neighbourhood, bathing and such. Did also a mopedtrip with on my newly restored Lambretta Luna -68. A slendid vacation.

Today, its a rainy day. Used the day to unpack a couple of boxes. This time most of my outdor gear. Found one lost UL stove and pot! Happy. Did also find the axe, the copper coffe pot and my kåsa (kuksa). So, I'm ready for the forrest.

Have some plans for a trip end of August/ beginning of September. Also an idea abt a SUL trip on a nearby trail. Will use the 20 l Salomon rucksack use for day trips. Simple food and the Golite poncho for shelter and rain gear. Report will follow.

Scooter touring

No hiking for me this week. Me and four friends are out on some moped scooter touring. Will be abt 900 km on seven days. Great fun. And I am very satisfied to get my vintage scooter for the tour. Totatally restored Lambretta Luna from 1969. The scooter was ready and running on saturday. And the trip started on sunday. Report from the trip will follow.



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Longing for outdoor actvities

Its the swedish national day today. Started the day with a trip to the theatre. The mission was to raise the flag on the flag pole on the roof. Then home for breakfast.
The week have been very busy to prepare for next weekend removal. So much things to sort, pack etc. Two complete homes will be one next week. Very happy for that.
This week will continue in same style. Added to that all work to close down the business at the theatre.
Hope for some hiking in our new home area in the future. Lovely lakes and wide forests close to the house.
One good thing with all the preparations. Did found a "lost" set of pot, pepsi can stove and stand in a box.