Going on a troll hunt

Today was a super cool day. We rented a car for the day and Tige went and picked it up at 930 while I got the kids and picnic supplies ready. He picked us up and we headed out of the city. We hiked 9.5 miles and found 9 of Thomas Dambo’s trolls made from recycled wood. We found all of the 6 Forgotten giants, his fake 100th/101st, real 100th, and a fisherman along a massive clear blue country lake. So freaking cool. He is a Danish artist around our age and has made 139 trolls around the world, many in Denmark. His latest was one in Austin funnily enough. They were all wonderful, with incredible faces, interactive with nature and many very hidden. Most were found after a short hike, but one (my favorite) was buried deep in the forest and could only be found by solving a riddle in his book (or by googling and taking a leap into the forest). None of the paths or parking were obvious. We found Mane Mor (mama) by following birdhouses nailed to trees into the forest.

In order that we found them: Teddy Friendly, Glade Anders, Mane Mor, Runde Rie, Lille Tilde, Oscar under the bridge, Thomas on the Mountain, Hilltop Trine, and Sleeping Louis.

We stopped for a picnic at Runde Rie after a long hike on the ridge over the water (after a failed precarious hike along the water). Everyone has a different favorite. Tige dropped us off at an Italian spot near our place and the bigs and I ordered pasta and pizza and headed home for showers. While not excited for a second round of a 6th floor walk up tonight, G and I picked up food and met H and Tige after they took the metro back. It was nice to get out into the beautiful Danish countryside and do something a bit different today.Read more