The summit of
Álátjåhkkå is hidden from our
view, clouds are surrounding it. My throat feels strange, I hope it is
a feeling that will go away
during the day. At twenty past nine do we walk on our beach, and then
we have
an easy walk to the outlet from the lake. The brook is about five
meters wide, both sides consist of rocks. There is not much water,
and there are several stripes of rock that stretch from one side to the
other. On one of
those can we easily cross the brook. Further downstream is the brook in
a canyon. We keep the altitude, walking north of the hill Unna Liemak.
The
slope is hilly, but nothing that makes it difficult to walk. We are not
alone, a young couple from Stockholm are on their way to
Álggavágge, via the north side of the lake
Álájávrre. The man in the shop had told us that
there is probably one boat missing at Álggajávrre. We
hope
there is one on the correct side for them, else they have to ford. In
front of us is a large wetland. The couple walk towards it, we walk
south
of it and think on what to do. The tempting alternative is to walk up
on Álátjåhkkå. The summit is still in clouds,
and I start to feel sick with fever and a sore throat. A visit on
Álátjåhkkå is not what I feel for right now.
We decide to walk on the hills south of Álájávrre
towards the lake
Rissájávrre and then from there to the mouth of the
valley
Sarvesvágge. We follow a reindeer fence up the slope south of
Álájávrre. Where the fence
cross a brook is a couple struggle to get through the fence. They have
walked south of Álájávrre, "beautiful and easy to
walk there, but it is chilly" they say. The thermometer say ten
degrees, we find it is a comfortable temperature. The fence change to
consist of red plastic tubes hanging from a string. Small pieces of the
tubes litter
on the ground, it does not look nice. At lunch are we up on the plateau
between Álájávrre and the hill Stuor-Liemak. Here
are a few small lakes, at the first one do we have lunch. My friend
takes a nap, while I walk around looking for flowers. Besides
Cottongrass do I not find anything interesting. It is a flat landscape,
around us are small hills except in the east where the mountains at
Sarvesvágge are seen. It is beautiful and an extremely
comfortable walk on grassy meadows.
From the slope down to the lake Liemakjávrre do we have a good
view of the lake and the distant Álggavágge. A minor snow
field still exist this late in the summer. We walk south of the lake,
still an easy walk. At the next lake Rissájávrre is the
place in Sweden that is most isolated, i.e. furthest away from any
road. As we descend to the lake do we have a remarkable view of it and
Álggavágge, which is here is more close. At the lake is
it somewhat stony, but nothing serious. We turn to southeast, towards
the peaks at Sarvesvágge, which is our landmarks as we walk up
the hilly slope up to the lakes without names south of the hill Oarjep
Rissávárre. At the lakes is it a barren landscape. We
start looking for a camp site while we walk south of the lake, but up
here is nothing we like.
As we descend to Tjågńåris do we pass a reindeer fence
(actually the same as before), here as well does it consist of hanging
red plastic tubes. For us is it easy to pass, but the reindeers
must find it impossible. We follow a brook, looking for a campsite as
we approach the mouth of Sarves. Though there is no problem in walking
on the grassy slope do we not find any place that suit our requirments.
We and the winding brook end up in the shallow valley at
Tjågńåris. The mountains have now grown to giants. We reach
Tjågnårisjåhkå, where it split in two do we
find a meadow with low growing osier at one side. Here we stay. My
throat feels as an open wound, the fever is rising. My friend volunteer
to be my servant, and makes an excellent evening dinner. My sleeping
bag welcomes me.
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