Sitting in a dogsled behind Alaskan Huskies we start our excursion through the pristine and beautiful landscape that fram the Årrenjarka village.
Through deep snow we enter serene primordial forests, far from the main road. We stop along the way for a Swedish Fika with hot chocolate, tea or coffe as well as some snacks and time with the dogs. We continue our journey through the Kvikkjokk – Kabla natur reserve, a beautiful forest that from there is total wilderness. The nature reserve is only accessible through foot or boat during the summer, or on Snowmobile, dog-sledding, ice skating or snow shoes during winter. The surrounding area contain both primordial pine tree forests, vast mires, birch tree forests and calf mountains.
The entire landscape have no roads, and can be percieved as wilderness. However there are numerous traces of earlier settlements. The settler’s haylands on the marshes, and more ancient monuments of Sami settlements tell the tale that this isn’t a wilderness but a culture lanscape. Today this is an important pasture for reindeers, especially in spring and autumn. To outsiders the land can look distant and wild, but the Sami people know every ins and outs of the landscape and use it continuously. Ancient monuments of settlements, fireplaces and pits for hunting animals tell us that this area has been a settlement for people for thousands of years.
During a break we dine on a sandwich at a fireplace, consume a nice cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate while the tourist guide talks about the area.
