Left quite early in the morning and stopped at the St. Olav Spring in Pilgrimstad to fill up my water. Rather filled from the spring than from the lake as lakes are covered in pollen. And so is the air. A few days ago I thought I was in the middle of a forest fire because such a dense cloud of pollen was floating around.
The path today was nothing special. Quite a boring dirt road most of the day, but I felt good and made such a good time that by 1 pm I was already at a location that would have been suitable for tenting. Not wanting to stop just yet I walked on and managed to reserve a tiny cabin for tonight. I'm getting so close to Östersund which I'll reach tomorrow that there just aren't good places to tent this close to the city.
I can also now see the snow-covered mountain peaks in the distance that I will be crossing next week. The route across should be almost clear of snow even when I still see some here on lower elevation. It's going to take me at least a week to reach the mountains in the distance.Read more
May 22–23, 2024 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C