Fjällvandra sarek
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The grey glacier stream seemed a bit challenging, and I walked along the river to find any alternative wading spots. Vi passerar dalgångens högsta punkt och det börjar luta svagt utför. There was at least one meter of water at the upstream where the other trail runs. I had encountered extreme weather from thunder storm to heat, survived scary river crossings, and carried everything I need for living for 15 days on my back – for the first time in my life.
Sarek National Park is located in Swedish Lapland, in Jokkmokk Municipality.
In addition, a storm came suddenly, making just walking hard. I sat on the river bank after wading to cool down, it's always exciting to cross rivers. I started looking for the crossing of River Bielajåhkå. It was 4 PM, the wind was getting harder and grey clouds were moving faster. The winds blew from Rapa valley and straight to the slopes of the planned camp.
Down in the valley, Spökstenen (Ghost stone) was staring at reindeer. There were lots of small streams on the route, so I saved some time not changing boots after every hundred meters. I thanked the universe that I wasn't in Rapa valley when it was flooding.
Lower in the forest, an Austrian couple was waving and in a need of help.
They had turned back from Svirjakanalen stream, as the water was too high. I left my litter bag at the waste management spot and walked the road to the dam and forward into the woods. They had, but they didn't know if it was doable.
The woman of the Dutch(?) couple was brave and jumped into the river. I walked happily ten meters, and stumbled upon the Swedes I had met by River Bielajåhkå.
I thought about my long solo hiking adventure. Allt vi behöver för de 11 dagarna kommer vi att bära med oss på ryggen och det kommer bli ganska tungt. Att leva nära naturen ger mig frihet, utmaningar och en känsla av samhörighet som få andra saker kan. At some point, I noticed that I've climbed too high, as the boulders became too large to pass.