Evening walk after watching (too much) XC skiing and basketball on TV most of the day. Sportfältet-Tallmon-gravel pit (some of it in the dark with flashlight)
Hike (long w backpack)2:11:03 8.52 km (15:23 / km) +143m14:12 / km ahr:98 max:136
Tuesday hike - from Norsbro to Flogberget Mine with a few short stops. Tried to stop and give some information on "sights" along the way and some more at the mine before stopping there for fika. Walking in a figure eight so after fika we went down on the back of the mine and continued on other trails until we hooked up to and crossed our previous trail. Another nice day, no sun but apart from that fine weather with a few degrees below 0C and everything well frozen on the ground.
Hike (long w backpack)1:41:37 6.35 km (16:01 / km) +69m15:11 / km ahr:96 max:142 weight:80.7kg
A small adventure with Birgit and Molle. Scouting some trails for a possible future "Tuesday Hike". Start and finish at Östra Silvbergs Gruvor (an old silver mine from the 15th century). Very nice day - probably the first blue sky day we´ve had since October.
A little excitement just after our fika break. We heard some distant animal calls and we debated whether it could be deer, fox or a big bird - hard to tell due to the distance. Then Molle got extremely excited along the trail moments later - more than he has ever been - and sniffed and followed a scent without taking note of us. We had to get him back on leash for a while until he calmed down (still with his nose on the ground). Later we found some animal droppings on the road - definitely a carnivore - and we even discussed the possibilty of it being a wolf or a lynx. After some googling back home we finally (?) decided it must have been from a fox even if wolf and lynx are still candidates (but more uncommon in the area).