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| Day2: 17 July, Raivojåkkå - Vakkotavare, 20 km | |
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It is even warmer today, must be more than 20 degrees. Have never had
such a fantastic weather at any Sarek tour before, of course we are not
in Sarek. I have to get a bus at Vakkotavare to Ritsem at 18.50, so we
have not much time to admire the view of Sarek. We leave our dry place,
it is slightly higher than the surroundings. The ground is wet because
of the melting snow. As much as we can, do we continue to walk on the snow
fields.These are now interleaved with areas with grass and buttercops.
The spring has come, the summer is announced. At one place is it all yellow,
a beautiful scenery with Akka in the background. We keep the height at
1000m towards the top of the small hill without a name. On the map does
it say 1054 meter above sea level. A heap of stones mark the top of it.
The heap needs to be repaired. We make an effort, now it looks better.
We should have brought the ski. On the slope eastward down from the hill
is a several kilometer long snow field, all the way to the small lake in
the valley north of the hill.
In the east are the mountains of Nieras. My friend will stay and visit them, I have to go back home. The lake is down in a valley, the sun have not yet managed to melt all the snow and ice. The brook from it is shallow, though it carries much water. No problem in getting to the other side. It has the name Lapsejåkkå. After the lake are there fewer and smaller snow fields as we get to lower altitudes. We have a pause on the meadows at the riverside of Lapsejåkkå. It is time to say goodbye to my friend. He will stay here for the night and tomorrow continue up to Nieras, I have to hurry down to Vakkotavare. Kungsleden pass by a few kilometers away, and I walk on the meadows towards it. Crossing a few brooks, of which one is deep. Make a detour to avoid it. I soon reach the track, which I follow south down to the hut at Vakkotavare. The track downwards goes through a birch forest and is very steep, it must be very slippery when it rains. Today is it sunshine, and I can enjoy the far reaching view. Beside the track do brook stumble along down the slope. The last part do I have to run, there is only one bus. Finally I reach the hut, just before the bus arrives. |
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