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Reinheim to Åmotdalshytta - or not.

Just try saying Åmotdalshytta quickly three times. In fact I'm still not sure how to say it. Snuggled up in the warmth of Reinheim hut we're slow to wake. Peeking out the window is confirmation of how incredible a hut system is, as it's nice and warm with the wood stove roaring in the kitchen.


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A look out the other side of the hut at the brisk walk to the restroom. We unwind in the common area chatting with other guests who are finishing breakfast. Hut to hut backpacking is certainly different from the isolation we're used to on wilderness trips. It's fun to interact with people from around the globe, as Norway is a popular destination.

A look at what we did yesterday.


It's worth it to layer up for a bathroom run!

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The quality of craftsmanship on the huts is impressive, it's not just the bare bones communist-capitalist style construction that has become so common in many parts of the world. When did any sense of aesthetics lose the fight with the almighty dollar?

Wrought iron door handle on Reinheim hytta.

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Last nights late hike combined with jetlag is taking a toll. Since it's snowing outside and we don't have hiking boots, we decide to relax at Reinheim for the day and hope that better weather tomorrow will allow us to make our way over a small pass to Åmotdalshytta.

Probably not the best cure for jetlag, but with snow outside it's just too nice to nap in a cozy hut.

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I'm not sure how they split wood with a giant hammer, but it's very Nordic.

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A break in the weather gives us a chance to stroll around look at the hut, although wind forces us back inside pretty quickly.

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Shannamar Dewey and Darin McQuoid, you can just see how warm it is!

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Good books are key to any trip.

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Somehow black and white just suits hytta life, Shannamar Dewey making some traditional pancakes.

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The author in the kitchen about to enjoy said pancakes.

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Reinheim hut is actually staffed during the summer, and we're able to ask him too many questions. We're curious how they stock the huts, as anything like this is stocked by horses in our part of the world. Because the terrain is generally open and not too steep, they're able to stock most of the huts once a year by using snowcats in the winter. The few that can't be accessed by cat are supplied by helicopter. It's interesting, in some ways it seems like a very non-wilderness approach to stocking, but their methods certainly leave less poop in the trails and overall impact isn't visible. We return to our book and a long nights sleep, hoping the fickle weather will be better in the morning.


 On to Åmotdalshytta




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