Pictures from our trip to Orsa Grönklitt

View from Hällberg's mountain pasture summer farm. The practice of transhumance has been used here since the 17th century.

Here are some photos from our recent trip to Orsa Grönklitt in Dalarna, Sweden, for a week of cross-country skiing with MomMom and PopPop, Chris and Sarah. We enjoyed some snow-packed days degrees dropping to -20C (around -5F) but most of the time the temperature stayed at a more pleasant level, between 5F and 15F. When we were not skiing we enjoyed the comfort inside our cute little cabin where Tara had prepared all the meals (for example blueberry soup and rose hip soup for lunch, and salmon and reindeer for supper).

Father and daughter in the tracks. (Click to enlarge.)

Chris, Sarah and MomMom enjoying the ski trip. (Click to enlarge.)

Nicely prepared tracks in the dense forest. (Click to enlarge.)

Built to last. The summer pasture main house at Hällberg's fäbod with plenty of snow on the roof. (Click to enlarge.)

Mom and daughter after reaching the collection of mountain pasture huts at Fryksås. (Click to enlarge.)

Grandparents Angelo and Mom Nilsson smiling for the camera. WC is sitting in his pulk to the right. (Click to enlarge.)

Waffles with cloudberries and hot mulled wine at Fryksås fäbod's café, before the ride home to Grönklitt. (Click to enlarge.)

Rudolf not needed here. Daddy pulled the pulk and got some extra exercise. WC soon fell asleep during the ride. (Click to enlarge.)

Tucked in for a ride in cold weather. (Click to enlarge.)

Tara waiting for MomMom and PopPop to catch up. (Click to enlarge.)

The view from our cabin.

And here are some action shots from one of our ski trips:



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