We have been able to run dog sledding tours since November. In the beginning only short tours but now the winter is in full swing and Jokkmokk’s forests are like a winter wonderland with lots of snow and it feels like sledging in a book of fairy tales. We have lots of fun trails and
The autumn is here and the temperature dips. After the summer’s midnight sun has brighten up the nights it’s once again dark at night. Nature’s colors shift from the healthy green shades to vibrant yellow, orange and red. The other night we saw our first Northern lights / Aurora Borealis for this season. Winter is
The summer seems to have finally arrived to Lapland and Jokkmokk. The midnight sun is shining 24 hours and it’s hard to go to sleep because of the beauty of nature. Our canoes and kayaks are ready to take you out to explore our wonderful surroundings. Experience the peacefulness of silently drifting along a lake
Christmas is over and soon 2011 is history. In the days in between Christmas and New Years Eve I head out on a midwinter tour with Emily and Mathieu from France. Emily and Mathieu booked a private tour for just the two of them. Four days and three nights out in the woods full of
It seems like the winter is here to stay. The snow cover the ground and the ice on the lakes is growing thicker and thicker. This week we could go on another four day dog sled tour</a in the Jokkmokk forests. What I appreciate the most on these tours is to just live out in
The first half of this winter will go to the history as one of the warmest in a very long time. The snow has arrived one month later than it usually does up here. But, finally we got some snow, just in time for this tour and just enough so we could start going with
Throughout history, people have always been amazed and fascinated by the green and red light dancing over the sky in the nights. In Latin it is called Aurora Borealis. We who live above the Arctic Circle see it once in a while. Even so we often stop and look up to enjoy the spectacular light
The rain is pouring down in Jokkmokk and we are longing for the white clear winter days. The huskies has been in training already since the beginning of August and are just as happily excited and eager each new training run regardless of the weather. We sit wet and muddy on the quads and dream
This week I have guided a group hiking along the northern Kings Trail, Kungsleden. Sometimes we are hired as guides by the Swedish Tourist Association for their groups. We started in Abisko and walked south along the Kings Trail down to Nikkaluokta. Pretty nice weather, beautiful fall colors, a nice group of 10 participants and
Jokkmokkguiderna is proud to be listed as one of Volvo Cross Country Travels Top 50 Scandinavian Adventures . Last winter a film crew from Volvo was here filming me and 8 of our huskies . Their plan was to film us dog sledding in Sarek National Park but they had very short time, just one