Today's trail doesn't offer any real difficulties,
except maybe a small one right at the beginning when we need to
ford a stream. There are duckboards laid out on the wetter parts
down in the valleys, but otherwise it is a well beaten narrow dirt
trail winding around stones and up and down small hills.
Here we might have to put on our wading gear again. Could you make
it with long shafted rubber boots? Maybe.
This kind of barren, snowy scenery disappear when we descend from
the tableland. And it really changes quite fast, so try to enjoy
it while it lasts.
This bridge crosses a rather fierce rapids down in the small gorge,
it would be impossible to try to ford it. A very nice green area
to have a break if you are not in a hurry or bothered by the mosquitoes.
The most difficult part of the trail comes after we cross the bridge.
Sometimes we are surrounded by so much willows it is hard to see
the trail, and this is a damp and mosquito friendly environment.
Soon after the bridge there is a long, comfortable strech of open
space. It really is a relief, but unfortunately it doesn't take
too long before the willows will be back again with renewed power.
Some parts of the trail are easier to walk than others, but the
scenery is always great! If you look back, the mountain range of
Sarek is there for the entire day. And even though the willows can
be a nuisance when walking in the midst of them, from a distance
they form a soft silvery greenery well worth admiring.
Lake Virihaure. Here the trail makes an unnecessary long approach
before we arrive at Staloluokta. Or so it feels after one has carried
a heavy backpack for almost 20 km, a problem for independent hikers
carrying tents and other stuff.