Lachmannsfjell (GCMW4B)
Thursday, 3. July 2008, 22:41:38
It's summer in Oslo and I'm on vacation! I can really feel that I've finally put work behind me and have started to relax. Today was a glorious day so I naturally headed to the forest. All of my walks essentially start out the same but I have a lot of different choices once I reach the downhill ski slope. Today I tried a new path that took me up to Trollvann as per usual, but it had a fork I hadn't previously seen so I skirted the water on the south side for the first time.
My goal was a cache near Lachmannsfjell. I had unknowingly walked past it last weekend, and even stopped for a water break at a lookout not 25 m from the cache's location, but my GPS had died earlier on that hike so it wasn't until I studied the maps later that I realized what I had missed. GCMW4B is located on a lovely ledge with a nice view of Lachmannsfjell and the surrounding forest; it would have made a much better rest stop than the outcrop I used last week had I only known it was there. It was fairly easy to find and so, feeling greedy, I set off to find another cache that is not too far away. It was an easy walk to the second cache but I didn't actually find it. The spot where my GPS told me it was hidden was full of lots of holes in the ground around this funky tree (a perfect hiding place) but I just couldn't bring myself to start poking my hand into those nooks and crannies where creepy-crawlies could be lurking. Norway has snakes, after all, and a poisonous one to boot!
It's been a couple of days since the last heavy rain and the pine cones have started to fall and open up. The forest had this fantastic dry, piney smell which I couldn't get enough of. My, how I love summer!
My goal was a cache near Lachmannsfjell. I had unknowingly walked past it last weekend, and even stopped for a water break at a lookout not 25 m from the cache's location, but my GPS had died earlier on that hike so it wasn't until I studied the maps later that I realized what I had missed. GCMW4B is located on a lovely ledge with a nice view of Lachmannsfjell and the surrounding forest; it would have made a much better rest stop than the outcrop I used last week had I only known it was there. It was fairly easy to find and so, feeling greedy, I set off to find another cache that is not too far away. It was an easy walk to the second cache but I didn't actually find it. The spot where my GPS told me it was hidden was full of lots of holes in the ground around this funky tree (a perfect hiding place) but I just couldn't bring myself to start poking my hand into those nooks and crannies where creepy-crawlies could be lurking. Norway has snakes, after all, and a poisonous one to boot!
It's been a couple of days since the last heavy rain and the pine cones have started to fall and open up. The forest had this fantastic dry, piney smell which I couldn't get enough of. My, how I love summer!
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