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Sarek National Park

Hiking above the Rapa valley from Skierfe in Sarek National Park, Sweden
In late September 2017, I walked into the eastern side of Sarek National Park along the Rapa Valley in northern Sweden 
The trail from Sitoalvsbron, hike to Sarek in Sweden
I reached Sarek from the Sitoalvsbron parking lot, about a 3.5 hour drive from Kiruna.  The boats into the park and the shuttles for the Kungsleden were ending service this late in the season
Fall colors on the trail to Aktse hut
The valley walk from Sitalvsbron to Aktse is mostly along a dirt road until the trail narrows near the hut (20 miles return)
Hundreds on reindeer in Sarek National park
Hundreds of reindeer in the park
Aktse hut and mountain Skierfe from below
Aktse below the mountain Skierfe
Fog in the park
Once leaving Aktse I had a stretch of bad weather, walking and sleeping in fog for several days in the mountains.. this led to some close encounters with the reindeer herds
Mountains on the hike in Sarek Sweden and the fog
Sarek NP contains several of the tallest mountains in Sweden which I briefly could see were snowcapped this time of year
Rapa Valley from Skierfe hike in Sarek National Park, Sweden
Around four o'clock the clouds parted and the Rapadalen area I had been walking through became visible
Rapadalen at Sunset in the fall in Sweden
Campsite on Skierfe on the Sarek hike in Sweden
The wind was calm so I ended up camping on the summit, the fog returned just as the sun went below the mountains
Sunrise from above the clouds
I was surprised to see clear skies when I looked out the tent in the morning.. I had camped just above the fog line, a great way to end the trip

Resources
https://www.stefanrieger.net/2014/10/11/hiking-in-sarek/

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