NoorwegenOppland fylkeØyerGrunnsætraGrotjønnhaugen61°22’12” N 10°34’36” E
9 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Thursday is Swampday!
Today I crossed 16 swamps, about a third of my hike was through marsh land. Thanks to waterproof boots and my hiking poles, it was no problem to cross, even though I'd sink inMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeRingebuGoppollsætreneKongsvangmyrene61°28’7” N 10°30’9” E 10 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Is it really day 4 already? I have no idea how time can fly so fast when you're "doing nothing". Planning, cooking, navigation, packing and - you guessed it - hiking takes up all the time of each day.Meer informatie
Felix Müller Moin Lieschen, wir haben auch schon Wäsche von dir erhalten. Wir fragen uns, ob du denn auch mal Wander-Kollegen triffst, außer Schafen und rindviechern.
Birga Rohweder If you want a good laugh read the German translation of your notes :)
NoorwegenOppland fylkeRingebuJammerdalshøgda61°35’21” N 10°20’53” E 11 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Today I had an early start, got up at 5:30 from the sunlight. I wasn't cold in my sleeping bag, but man was it cold outside. My tent was all frosted from the outside!!
After a lazy morning reading andMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeRingebuGeitlorthøgda61°41’4” N 10°3’14” E
12 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The day started nice and warm, even as early as 6:30 when I packed up my stuff and tent. So with the nice weather I decided to wash my hair, which is trickier than it sounds :) First of all, the waterMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeNord-FronGeithaugane61°45’50” N 9°51’29” E 13 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Another warm day and no rain until a bit after my tent was pitched at night! I like this trend and hope it continues on ;)
Back in the wild I met just a few sheep today. The hike started throughMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeSelRaphamnDrevhaugen61°47’2” N 9°35’36” E 14 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
This has been my longest mileage so far and it was amazing and I'm absolutely tired :)
Starting early just after 7, I made my way through a few more hours on Skjerell mountain, taking another fairlyMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeSelOttaSygardsbakkane61°46’18” N 9°32’1” E
15 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
After a lovely night in the forest, with the birds singing, no trouble sleeping and thankfully no rain, I slowly made my way to Otta. It took a lot longer than I thought, since the trail wasMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeSelOttaSygardsbakkane61°46’18” N 9°32’1” E
16 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today was my first break in the little town of Otta. I made 2 visits at the post office to ship on my resupply boxes to my next 3 stopovers, planned my next 20 days and enjoyed some fresh fruit fromMeer informatie
NoorwegenOppland fylkeSelRondvatnet61°52’51” N 9°47’46” E 17 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Yippee I'm back on the trails!
Today I started my 4-5 day hike to Hjerkinn, with a loaded backpack, into Rondane national park. It was very windy all day and my tent, too, is being pushed around asMeer informatie
NoorwegenHedmark fylkeFolldalOksli,s61°55’21” N 9°54’30” E
18 juni 2016, Noorwegen ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
After a stormy and rainy night, and more and more love for my tent which withstood both of them, I took a quick shower at the tourist hut. I'm now fairly high up at around 1300 meters and there'sMeer informatie
