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