Stensdalen - Gåsen

Night was very cold. Woke up, went for a pee and was overwhelmed by the stars. Not a single cloud made way for a spectacular view on millions of stars. The milky-way a bright belt across the sky. But no northern lights. Bummer!
Morning sun was overwhelming but I woke up to a completely wet sleeping bag and a tent half wet, half frozen. Decided to take it slow to give things a chance to thaw or dry up.

The trail over to Stensdalen is amazingly beautiful. Stunning views in the valleys below. Stensdalen itself being a romantic tiny village of cabins in the middle of a birch forest. As so often here in the Swedish “fjäll”. The way over to Gåsen was not quite that romantic. A tedious, never ending climb. But found time to dry out my gear. Which was amazing because my sleeping bag came back to maximum fluff.

After Gåsenstugorna I made my way back down into the valley and found a wonderful tent spot a bit away from the trail, well sheltered from wind and still a bit higher up to (one more time) try avoid too much condensation. Look at that sundowner!Read more