Dancing time

MomMom and Farmor dancing with their grandson to the music of Marche Militaire by Franz Schubert.

A is A

Kim: I am so happy that my wife is a person very far from Lilian Rearden. Above is a new short clip from the upcoming movie Atlas Shrugged (see earlier post on Who is John Galt?). It is the scene where Hank Rearden comes home from his steel mill with his new bracelet. The dialog says a lot about the beauty and virtue of selfishness (and at the same time how nasty and immoral any form of altruism really is). The unapologetic non-contradictory essence of Hank Rearden's argument baffles his family who can only thrive as moochers, hiding behind a veil of what they perceive as kindness and altruism.

Who is John Galt?

The first trailer is out! Part 1 of Ayn Rand's famous novel is about to hit the movie theaters soon!
Did you know... that the paperback version of Atlas Shrugged was the first present Kim gave to Tara?

"I swear -- by my life and my love of it -- that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."

Plans for a weeklong excursion

Some notes about a planned ski-trip. Starting at Ljungdalen, a typical outpost in the southern/middle part of the Swedish mountain range. This is where the road ends. Skis, dog-sleds or snowmobiles are the best ways to travel here. I prefer ski touring.

Winter trails are marked by red cross signs.

My plan is to reach Helags mountain station before nightfall. The following day I will go north, and do a nice little climb up towards the second peak in the area, called The Goose (Gåsen), where there is a little mountain hut for me to stay the night in. This is the highest part of the trail that I have chosen, and it is located at an altitude of about 4.200 feet, with some glaciers just around the corner. From "The Goose", I hope to be able to cross over to the Sylarna mountain massif, where my aim is to reach the Sylarna mountain station. This is classic terrain for mountain touring people, and I might stay here for more than one night to enjoy the facilities. After this first leg of the trip I have two alternatives - either to cross over the border to Norway and end up at Storeirikvollen, an old mountain pasture farmstead from 1879, or to go along the mountain ridge to the Swedish mountain station of Blåhammaren, where they have a sauna! The last part of the ski-trip is to go down from the high elevation and across the valley over to Storulvån mountain station. From Storulvån there is a road to the nearest railroad, but it can be unreliable since the road runs right near the Snasahögarna massif where frequently a lot of snow overtakes the road, due to hard winds, and makes it impossible to travel by car. I do not think this will be anything I need to be concerned about since I will be traveling during late winter.

Gåsenstugorna - the huts near The Goose peak.

Helags mountain station.

Top of the world! ... or at least the top of the Swedish mountain range.