Montain landscape

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Melting ice in the mountains

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This is an image of melting ice remains in Storulvån a couple of years ago. Ice still there in June.

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Birch Trees in the mountain range of Sweden

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In June 2011 I visited the mountain range at Storulvån in the northern part of Sweden. It was a birding trip and we were looking for birds in marshes and mountains. Hard work but fun.
I´ve been meaning to post the images of Birch trees growing up north but never  got around to do it. Now it´s the time. I love Birch and this gnarled trees is wonderful. It´s how they adapt to high altitude and lots of cold and snow.  Where I live they are  tall, straight and slim.

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Fjällviol - Viola biflora - Twoflower violet

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Fjällviol - Twoflower violet
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En viol jag plåtade i Handöl i Juni. Den verkar ha medicinska egenskaper förutom att vara söt. :)
A violet I shot in Handöl last June. It seems to have medicinal use. :)
Medicinal use of Twoflower Violet: The root is emetic. The flowers are antispasmodic, diaphoretic, emollient and pectoral. The leaves are emollient and laxative.

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Väderbiten träpanel - Weather-beaten Wooden panel

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Lite väderbitna plankor på ett av fågeltornen i Ånn. Storulvån

Some weather-beaten planks in the birding lookout tower in Ånn. Storulvån

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Bergsblommor - Mountain flowers

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Några blommor jag fann på Storulvåns fjäll under fågelskådardagarna i juni.  Mer om det på resebloggen.
Some flowers I enjoyed on the mountain bird hike in June. More on that on the Travel blog.

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Luffarsnus - Trampsnuff

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"Luffarsnus", NF Photo 110817

Det här hade jag ingen som helst koll på förrän jag besökte Storulvån i Juniu. Jag visste förstås att det fanns energirika saker att ha med sig på vandring. I det här fallet fick vi jordnötter och russin. Men det kan nog vara choklad också.
I had no idéa of this until I visited Storulvån in June. Of course I knew about high energy food to bring on hikes. In this case it was peanuts and raisins. I think that you can ad chockalate as well. The swedish expression would be something like "vagabond snuff" or "trampsnuff".

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Jämtland

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Uppe i bergen kan det ibland vara svårt att se vad som är berg eller moln. Foto från min tur till Storulvån. Mer om det på Resebloggen
In the mountains it can sometimes be hard to tell what´s mountains or clouds. Photo from my trip to Storulvån. More on that on the Travel blog.

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SWF mera fjäll - more mountains

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Ett par bilder från fjällpromenaden. Helikoptern fraktar förnödenheter till de fjäll-stationer som inte har vägar till sig.

A couple of photos from the first hike in the mountains. The helicopter is taking supplies to the stations that have no roads.

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Bergsblomma - Mountain flower

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NF Photo 110616 at Storulvån mountains

När man går på fjället kan man få se detta om man ser ner på marken.
When you hike in the mountains this is what you can see if you lower your sight to the ground.

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Storulvån

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En av topparna vid Storulvån i olika värdertyper.
One of the peaks at Storulvån in different weather systems.

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Ägg - Eggs

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Uppe på fjället hittade vi de minsta ägg jag någonsin sett. Som min tumnagel ungefär.
On the mountain we found the tinyest eggs I have ever seen. Not bigger then my thumbnail. :)

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Rödbena - Common Redshank

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Rödbena - Common Redshank
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Den här vadaren har snygga ben, eller???  De syns i alla fall. :)
This bird has got great legs, don´t you think? At least it is visible. :)
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Alkotte - Alder cones

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En liten detalj från min sista resa. - A small detail from my last trip.

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