Finnmark is a region high up inside the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. On the Finnmark Plateau you can find nature at its purest. It is wild, rugged, pristine, beautiful, and dangerous. The area is home to the Sami and their reindeer herds, trying to coexist with those of us mad enough, from a different culture, who chose to explore this …
Hiking Kungsleden – The Mountains Of Arctic Sweden
Kungsleden is a stunning hiking trail in the north of Sweden. It is around 440km long in its entirety, but many people, like we did, choose a section of it to hike. Kungsleden runs from Abisko at the northern end, to Hemavan at the southern end. During the winter months it becomes a ski trail, impassable in walking boots. I was up here in the …
Arctic Adventure – Dog Sledding Part 2
I hope you enjoyed reading part 1 of my Arctic adventure from the journal I did while I was away. Now it is time for part 2 of my adventure. When I was at home thinking about this Arctic adventure trip and the long hours of sledding it would entail, I wondered where my head would take me. I find that when I am out on …
Arctic Dog Sledding Adventure
Earlier this winter I wrote about trying to get a space on Fjällräven Polar. An adventure of a lifetime. However, only 20 people would get selected from all over the world. The first person for each region was chosen on votes (the person from my region had over 20000 votes…I do not know that many people), so competition was very strong …
Fjällräven Polar – An Adventure Of A Lifetime
I spend most of my blogging energy on encouraging and helping families get outdoors for adventures in nature’s playground. Either through practical advice and tips, or suggestions of where to go or what to do. However, it is a long time since I had a Mamma sized adventure, and recently I heard about the Fjällräven Polar expedition. I thought for all …