Last minute weather check |
We're off! |
To the train! |
We made it |
A cozy room for four... |
Our stop-Gällivare |
Waiting for the bus |
On the bus, heading for Ritsem |
Coming through, guys... |
Can you get us to Staloluokta? |
Load'er up! |
Hey, this thing is heavy. |
Up, up and away... |
Looks kind of wet down there |
That looks like snow down there. Did you say we were hiking back this way? |
I think we're getting there |
We made it! |
Thanks for the ride |
Staloluokta at last |
Our first meal at the lodge |
The lodge has all the basic amenities... |
Including sauna... |
Home sweet home... |
Our drinking water. Excellent! |
The local church is very pictoresque |
And, it is still in use by the local Sami People |
We wonder, what would they have at the local Staloluokta Shop?? |
Off on a shopping trip. But what do they have at the store? |
As it turned our not much. Except some smoked fish. We bought them all. |
The fish required just a little poaching. |
Not obvious here but the fish was excellent. |
And now for a litte coffee-very civilized. |
The whole gang, ready for action. |
Some Staloluokta scenery... |
Some Staloluokta scenery... |
Some Staloluokta scenery... |
Some Staloluokta scenery... |
Some Staloluokta scenery... |
Some Staloluokta scenery... |
Staloluokta plants Saxifraga oppositifolia |
Staloluokta plants-Betula pupescens ssp tortuosa |
Staloluokta plants-Rhododendron lapponicum |
Staloluokta plants-Rhododendron lapponicum |
Staloluokta plants-Diapensia lapponica |
Staloluokta plants-Salix lanata |
Staloluokta rocks and lichens |
Staloluokta rocks and lichens |
Staloluokta-Reindeer |
Staloluokta-Reindeer |
Staloluokta-Reindeer |
Our fearless leader |
The Ritsem Attempt. Al weighs in. |
Ritsem, here we come. |
Only 12 kilometers to the next lodge. |
Low clearance |
All right, this is as far as we go. |
See you guys in a week or so... |
There's getting to be kind of a lot of snow up here... |
But gosh, it's sure beautiful up here. |
Hey Rain! Wait for us! |
Time for a sock change. |
This terrain is totally awesome! |
Looks like another ridge line. Ouch! |
Oh, oh! There's snow everwhere! And this is REALLY steep. |
You know, there is just too much snow out here! |
Back in Staloluokta in time for dinner! |
Let's head on down to Kvikkjokk. |
Here she comes! |
‘Ground Control to Major Tom’ |
We follow our original hiking route to Kvikkjokk |
Following the trail would have been extremely difficult. |
And the snow goes on. |