Mesakjaure Travel Guide

 sim1 Says:  Quickly we put up our tent next to this idyllic place. I know it doesn't look much, but for me it felt like a 5-star hotel... or maybe even beter. The place is so idyllic, so quiet, pieceful, so... so.... mmmm, no words for it really. An experience that I have never felt... 

 sim1 Says:  A little house in the distance; our shelter for the night. We are at Radunjarga. We start to calm down; we seem to make it on time before the rain hits us! The last bit of the trip is off the official trail. The shelter is located next to the 'winter trail', a trail not so... 

 sim1 Says:  The lunch was good, the energy is back and the backpack seems to feel much lighter than before. We are on our way and I am happy that it is going good. The landscape opens up in front of our eyes. The view is over a big lake, stretching all the way through the valley to the... 

 sim1 Says:  We've finally reached the bridge: the only real obstacle on this hike. And this bridge is worse than I expected.... mmmm..... I would hardly call it a bridge! Two planks hanging high above the rushing water, no railing to hang on to.... oops, I guess it is time to do a real... 

 sim1 Says:  We have now entered in what you can call Sámi country. And we see traces of that right away. About one or two kilometres after the leaving Abisko National Park we pass a reindeer fence. These fences are put here by the Sámi people, which are known for making a living on... 

 sim1 Says:  We are leaving Abisko National Park. It is said to be one of the sunniest places in Sweden. And I can believe that as we have had some amazing sunny weather here! The Park is protected from the winds and rainy weather by the high mountain range between Sweden and Norway,... 

 sim1 Says:  We wave our campground goodbye and with a smile and happy look on our faces we go on our way....Only a few metres from the campground we come to our first obstacle: the hanging bridge over de "Kamajåkka". (Jåkka in the Sámi language means brook or creek). The bridge is quite... 

 sim1 Says:  Something special happened in this valley behind us. It is now known as "The Tale of The Dancing Crane""The Dancing Crane" is a local custom for this area. Although I have to admit it is a very VERY local custom. It is only known to be tried by two people so far (no names... 

 sim1 Says:  Higher up the mountain it gets a bit colder, and windy. Grey skies and a threat of rain. The weather conditions seem to change quickly. I guess you never know in these mountain areas what the weather will bring! So with our wind- and watertight sweaters on we continue our... 

 sim1 Says:  After having hiked up slowly we start getting above the tree line. No more forest from now on, only small shrubs, plants and flowers. It is still a very green landscape in front of us though. There are not many flowers during this part of our hike, but there are many... 

 sim1 Says:  The trail from Abiskojaure to Alesjaure is part of the "Kungsleden", the famous hiking trail in Sweden. Being a famous trail has its clear pros and cons. This trail isn't as quiet as other trails... relatively speaking of course! You can hardly call meeting 20 people during... 

 sim1 Says:  July 10th....9:30: The tent is packed, hiking shoes are on, had a good breakfast... yes, we are eager to go on our way again! Today we are hiking from Abiskojaure towards Alesjaure. The whole trip will be about 21 kilometres.... mmmm..... sounds long to us. So we decide to... 

 sim1 Says:  The first part of the hike is gradually going up, through a forest of birches. The trail is easy and mainly leads over walking planks. We cross a little stream, no problems until now! Maybe the mosquitoes a bit, but they are not as bad as I feared it would be. A bit of...