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June 2, 2015 Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Trailjournal Leave a comment mojave desert PCT

Day 36: And another hot day in the mojave desert

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No light without darkness, no darkness without light. . #northernlights #auroraborealis #whenthegodsspeakthehumansgoquiet #lapland #sarekskiexpedition #sápmi #adventurenorthofthearcticcircle #hilleberg #hillebergthetentmaker #nallo3gt @hilleberg_the_tentmaker #visitsweden #sverige #backcountryskiing

When she can hike and ski it can't be that bad right? Unfortunately most days it is. My pain and condition are invisible and so people have no clue what I go through every day. I find it hard to put in words and most of the time I just stay silent cause it's too exhausting to explain. When I talk about it people often just start giving advice. Even worse are the ones saying "At least you don't have horrible illness x or y" or "Look at this or that person, your pain can't possibly be that bad". I know most of the time they wanna help but all I need is some understanding and been taken serious when I say I can't sit or I need to lay down. While in my pictures it looks like I can hike like anybody else, the reality is that I can't. I am in constant pain, I need medication, very frequent breaks to lay down and often tears are involved. Why do it then? one might ask. These hikes and adventures give me hope, fill my heart with joy and they are what I love doing most. The memories made give me the strength to go on and deal with the pain in daily life. When I look at the pictures I am filled with gratitude of what I was able to see and do despite the pain. Happiness to me includes the pain and the tears, the fear and the sadness. It is all a part of my life and in a way makes it more whole. I've been living with pain now for 5 years and while I still try every therapy possible I also am learning to accept it and be thankful for the lessons it's teaching me. ⠀ #hipdysplasia #paowarrior #noadviceneeded #alisteningearandakindheartwilldo #invisibledisability #sarekskiexpedition #sápmi #lapland #skitouring #natureishome #tarradalen #fjällskidor

The huts in Sweden have a woodshed where you have to chop wood for the next person looking for shelter in the winter safety room. It's such a blessing to find a shelter with a woodstove and chopped wood, and so it's fun paying it forward (plus making firewood keeps you warm :c)⠀ .⠀ #sápmi #adventurenorthofthearcticcircle #kungsleden #partestugan #fjällskidor #vintertur #backcountryskiing #lapland #visitsweden #sarekskiexpedition #laplandskitour #laponia #fjällräven ⠀

Sometimes silence is the only word you need...⠀ . #padjelantaleden #sápmi #tarradalen #fjällskidor #thelandspeaksmylanguage #vintertur #backcountryskiing #lapland #visitsweden #sarekskiexpedition #laplandskitour #perpetualsunrise #paowarrior #padjelanta #gossamergear #takelessdomore #padjelantanationalpark #laponia #sverige ⠀

You know it's cold when your breath turns into solid ice and the whiskey starts to freeze. -35C/-31F! 😱❄️⛺️⠀ .⠀ #fuckitscold #iceart #Idontwannagetup #sarek #sareknationalpark #sarekskiexpedition #someoneturntheheatingon #backcountryskiing #lapland #visitsweden #sápmi #Iwilljustcurlupinaballandstayhere #rapadalen

And then the snow stopped falling and blue holes appeared in the sky... I call them "holes of hope". While the true art is finding hope when the sky is completely grey, these holes are helpers along the way...⠀ .⠀ #padjelantaleden #sápmi #samiterritory #adventurenorthofthearcticcircle #kvikkjokk #tarradalen #fjällskidor #vintertur #sverige #backcountryskiing #lapland #visitsweden #sarekskiexpedition #laplandskitour #padjelanta #padjelantanationalpark #laponia⠀ ⠀

Shelter = survival. I love sleeping outside but I have to admit that on this tour it was a little less comfortable than normal. We each had two sleeping mats and two sleeping bags, so yes we were warm but I tell you... getting back out of your sleeping bag is really hard when it's -35°C / -31°F outside. ⠀ .⠀ #arcticcamping #visitlapland #sarek #wintercamping #dontwhinegetoutofyoursleepingbag #hilleberg ⠀ äsápmi #samiterritory #adventurenorthofthearcticcircle #fjällskidor #vintertur #backcountryskiing #lapland #visitsweden #sarekskiexpedition #laplandskitour #hillebergthetentmaker #nallo3gt #paowarrior #sareknationalpark #laponia⠀ ⠀

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When we leave for an adventure I'm not just full of positive anticipation, I'm always a bit scared too. More often than not we had to change our plans in the past years because my body couldn't do it. And so I had to learn to be flexible and to let go of plans and just see what happens. Still... we keep on planning crazy adventures 'cause even when I can't do it, in the end we like the challenge and the "let's try it anyway and find out!"⠀ .⠀ #padjelantaleden #sápmi #samiterritory #herestothecrazyones #adventurenorthofthearcticcircle #kvikkjokk #tarradalen #fjällskidor #vintertur #backcountryskiing #lapland #visitsweden #sarekskiexpedition #laplandskitour #perpetualsunset #padjelanta #padjelantanationalpark #laponia

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