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SJUUUUKT GRYM DAG i Järvsöbacken

SJUUUUKT GRYM DAG i Järvsöbacken. Solen lyste, backarna var nypistade och det var så jäkla grymt. Ska du till Järvsöbacken något i vinter? Har du varit i Järvsö? Vart brukar du åka till fjällen?

Jag hängde i Järvsöbacken med Daniel Norée, kolla in hans kanal här: https://www.youtube.com/user/DanielNoree

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SNÖSKÄGG Challenge med en SNÖKANON!!!

SNÖSKÄGG Challenge med en SNÖKANON!!! I dagens video ska jag fixa ett snöskägg med hjälp utav en snökanon. Snökanonen används för att fixa snö till skidbacken, i detta fall Järvsöbacken, och jag tyckte det var ett ypperligt tillfälle att gå dit och ställa mig framför den för att se vad som händer.

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Det blev galet kallt att stå framför snökanonen och det är inget jag rekommenderar, och det kan i vissa fall vara farligt då man kan få köldskador, så tänk på det.

Lämna gärna en kommentar och berätta vad du tyckte om mitt snöskägg, visst var det fint? 😀

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MASSIVE Spring floods 2018 in Järvsö, Sweden

MASSIVE Spring floods 2018 in Järvsö, Sweden is getting close to record numbers. It’s been 18 years since the last great flood, but with the huge amount of snow Sweden got this winter, we can expect some water damage in the weeks to come!

My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today I’m gonna show you the beginning of the spring floods here in Järvsö. In just a couple of days, the water rose from normal levels to critical very fast. There are some houses affected by the floods, but mostly summer homes.

I have not heard any reports of accidents, yet. But hopefully, there won’t be any either. The amount of water causing the massive spring floods are coming from the northern parts of Sweden, and the melting snow is causing the floods.

Not since the year 2000 have we had this much water. And before that, it was in 1966. So this doesn’t happen that often.

I know it’s not huge floods like in some other parts of the world, but this is A LOT for our town, and the water keeps rising. This is only the beginning.

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Harness racing videos & ATV driving!

Harness racing videos & ATV driving! I was asked to film some harness racing videos for my older brother and his wife on Saturday. And so I did! I also got to ride an ATV around and it was so much fun.

 

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, occupied by a driver, although in Europe, jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters (trot monté in French) is also conducted.

Harness racing is most popular in Sweden, France and the United States.

My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today I went to my older brother and his wife’s place to film some harness racing videos for their horse breeding and horse training business.

I also got to ride around on an ATV to go to different locations and it was awesome and fun.

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Exploring Church Island Nature Reserve PART 2.

Exploring Church Island Nature Reserve PART 2. We look at 500-year-old trees, look at the stunning forest and even find deer droppings. There are many signs of wildlife and past floods. But Church Island (Kyrkön) in Järvsö is also just a beautiful place to visit.

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My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today we are doing PART 2 of my Church Island exploration video. I walk in the woods taking in all the beautiful scenery, look at 500-year-old trees and explore the island.

I plan on making more exploration videos from this island, and other parts of Järvsö, as well as telling you stories about this place. I plan on telling the story about the missing church bells in Järvsö, which can be heard from the bottom of the river on new years night… supposedly.

I also plan to take you to ancient landmarks, sacrificial pits, monuments, runestones and other really neat places.

Please let me know in the comments if you want to see more videos like this. Thank you so much for watching!

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Exploring an ancient wolf pit on Church Island!

Exploring an ancient wolf pit on Church Island! Church Island (Kyrkön) in Järvsö has been home to the local church since medieval times, and on the tip of the island, there is an old wolf pit where they used to trap wolfs 200-300 years ago. Maybe even longer!

My name is Andreas Fransson aka The Beard Bringer, and today I’m exploring the Church Island in Järvsö, Sweden. A nature reserve with beautiful forests, landmarks and a very old wolf pit.

In the wolf pit they used to trap wolves who hunted too close to the community, and to get them out of the village, they trapped them in this pit. The pit used to be very steep and have wooden stakes pointing straight up to capture the wolves.

I tell a story about the priest Petrus Petri Schissler, who in 1729 fell into the pit with two wolves, but managed to get out alive thanks to the congregation who heard him screaming for help.

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Järvsö by air – Stunning Mavic Pro drone footage from Järvsöbacken

Järvsö by air – Stunning Mavic Pro drone footage from Järvsöbacken in Sweden 2018. Remember, I’m a beginner drone pilot. Unfortunately I bought my Mavic Pro a month ago, and yesterday they announced the Mavic Air… Talk about bad timing. But I still love the Mavic Pro and I can’t wait to fly more when the weather allows it.

In this video I’m flying the Mavic Pro on top of the mountain in Järvsö, Hälsingland, Sweden, at the ski resort Järvsöbacken. The Snowcat is preparing the snow park, building jumps.


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I woke up and saw that the sun was on its way up and I couldn’t stop thinking about the sunrise. Said and done I took my DJI Mavic Pro and headed up to Järvsöbacken and started to fly. Do know that I’m a beginner drone pilot, and it was the first time using my new Mavic Pro ND filters. There are some jerky parts to the video because it was some pretty strong winds up on the mountain.

Järvsöbacken is located in Järvsö, Sweden and is a ski resort. This was shot in January 2018 and my name is Andreas Fransson, also called The Beard Bringer because of my big beards.

DJI announced the Mavic Air yesterday, and I just bought the Mavic Pro a month ago, talk about bad timing, but who knows, I might get the Mavic Air as well, it isn’t that expensive.

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First time riding a SNOWCAT Piste Machine

First time riding a SNOWCAT, Piste Machine or Trail Groomer as they are also called. The Snowcat is used for Snow grooming in the local ski slop, Järvsöbacken, located in Järvsö, Sweden. Tonight they were building jumps in the Snow Park.

I took a stroll up the mountain and waved to the operator and got to go for a ride, it was a super fun first experience and I can’t wait to go again. These machines are so powerful, and surprisingly quiet inside. We could speak at a normal tone of voice without problem.

Next time I’m bringing better shoes tho! 😀


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Build It – My snowboard movie trailer! Featuring Nils Cobra Arvidsson

Build It – My snowboard movie trailer! Featuring Nils Cobra Arvidsson. Filmed in Järvsöbacken, Järvsö, Sweden. Filmed with a Canon 80D and the Ricoh Theta V. Stabilised with the Moza Air.

This is a project I made for a school project, and part of my final assignment. Please let me know what you thought and I hope you enjoyed it! 🙂


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Skiing in 360 with the Ricoh Theta S 360 camera – The Beard Bringer

Skiing in 360 with the Ricoh Theta S 360 camera – The Beard Bringer. You can move the view around with your mouse or finger, swipe and see what I see!

I brought my Ricoh Theta S to the slopes today and recorded an entire vlog in 360. I hope you like this and don’t forget to swipe around to check out the surroundings.

Skiing in 360 degrees with the Ricoh Theta S 360 camera in Järvsöbacken, Sweden.


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SNOWBOARDING with PRO boarder Nils Arvidsson in Järvsöbacken

SNOWBOARDING with PRO boarder Nils Arvidsson in Järvsöbacken. I was up in the slopes of Järvsöbacken and stumbled upon pro snowboarder Nils Arvidsson, which is also my friend and relative, and we played around with my new camera and gear for an hour.

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DJI Phantom 4 drone crash in Järvsö Bergscykel Park

DJI Phantom 4 drone crash

Today I’m going to tell you a little story about a DJI Phantom 4 drone crash which happened a couple weeks ago, in Järvsö Bergscykel Park. Why would you want to see a DJI Phantom 4 drone crash? Well, first of all it was me flying it, second it was my first time day ever flying a drone and third…. drone crashes look pretty cool.

It all started with me being asked to help out filming some short sequences for a downhill mountainbike shoot, and of course I said yes. The only problem was that I do not own a drone, nor had I ever flown one. But the same day as the shoot I borrowed one and began learning how to fly, it was much easier than I thought to be honest. Sure, it was scary at first, and it still is actually, but it was not hard at allt. So, first day flying, that’s when the DJI Phantom 4 drone crash happened, on top of a mountain and it got stuck up in a tree…

Here’s the video from the day, and you can also see the footage of my first ever flying:

I think I did an OK job for being the first time, don’t you think? 🙂

I was standing on top of the mountain in Järvsö Bergscykel Park, waiting for my turn to film with the drone, the wind started to pick up and I was getting more and more nervous. I had done some test fly-by’s and it worked perfectly, but as soon it was go time, I would say it was windy outside.

I started flying, following a downhill ride, it looked so good, so perfect and then it happened…. The wind picked up the drone and drew it close and closer to a tree….. and BOOM. There it was, stuck 6 meters up in a tree on top of a mountain… Luckily a friend of mine offered to climb up and get it, and you know what? The drone survived.

I kept on flying the rest of the day, and even tho I was close to crashing one or two more time, I kept my balance and managed to film quite a bit.

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Steel Wool Photography – Dangerous but insanely fun!

Steel Wool Photography is so much fun!

Steel Wool Photography sure is fun, but it can (is) also be very dangerous. Imagine standing in the middle of a ring of smouldering steel wool flying in every direction outwards from you.

The adrenaline when doing Steel Wool Photography is pretty intense, at least for me, because I love standing in the middle, swinging the fire and let someone else take the photo.

The other week me and my two brothers went to this abandoned train bridge in the middle of the woods. It sits on top of a rapid river that never calms down, and we had to climb on the side of the bridge to reach the middle of it. We went out at about 6.30 in the afternoon to be able to set up everything and get some drone shots in before the darkness fell, and we made it. You can check out my story vlog video here:

I had heard about Steel Wool Photography a couple of years ago, but never got the chance to try it myself, or not really knowing how they did it. But then one night a couple of weeks ago, Peter McKinnon, uploaded a video with him and his friend trying it out, and I just had to do it. Me and my girlfriend actually went to down to the local beach just minutes after seeing the video of Peter’s Steel Wool Photography tutorial.

The thing is, we had everything we needed at home:
A metal whisk
Steel Wool (Svinto)
A non flammable string or cord

… and that’s it, except for a lighter or matches.

But we headed down to the beach and tried it out, and you know what, we succeeded on the first try, and it was amazing. That is why I wanted to go to that abandoned train bridge in the video above, just to do it in a cooler location, and the results were pretty amazing. Check out my Steel Wool Photography pics below 🙂

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DEMO Weekend in Järvsö Bergscykel Park

DEMO Weekend with rain, mist and broken equipment!

So, the DEMO Weekend in Järvsö Bergscykel Park was a week ago, on the 30th (and the 31st) or September, and the park was filled with vendors, celebs and outstanding people from the mountainbiking scene, and I was there!

I attended the DEMO Weekend on Saturday to film and shoot some video of the whole event, the downhill race and to just have a great time. I DID have a splendid time, but it was also the day that my newly purchased Zhiyun Crane v2 broke… Read about it here!

The Crane breaking was a real bummer, but the rest of the day was pretty ok…. or… ok, so let’s talk about this.

I had a SHITTY DAY, photo and film wise. My equipment did not want to work with me, my lenses fogged up big time while shooting in the woods, and it was because of the strange weather. It was pretty warm outside, and wet, so the mist was so intense on the mountain which covered my lens in a thick dense foggy coating. The rain was also a huge factor, because it didn’t actually rain rain, it spray rained… The Rain drops were so small and dense, that you hardly felt that it was raining, but you became completely soaked while being outside. It was like a humidifier outside. And those tiny floating drops of rain.. well, they stuck to my lens like a bee to honey.

It didn’t matter if I kept my lens at a downward angle, the rain got to it anyway. I wiped the lens countless times during the day, but to no good. The warm air kept fogging the lens. And if that was not enough, I landed a crooked footstep and threw out my knee which led me to limp down the mountain, cold, disheartened and somewhat sad.

The photos that were usable from the DEMO Weekend turned out pretty OK, but I was so sad that the whole day kind of put me down, photo and video wise. It was however really fun meeting so many awesome people, and friends I hadn’t seen in a long time, so it was kind of worth it.

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Hölick – We went on a mini adventure to the ocean

Hölick – a beautiful fishing village

Hölick is “just around the corner” from us, about an hour with car, but it’s like a different country out there. Living in Järvsö we are surrounded by mountains and forrest’s, but coming out to Hölick really changes the landscape. Hölick located 30 km outside of Hudiksvall and lays right by the ocean.

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Hölick is an old fishing village which used to work as an maritime pilot station, which however changed locations in the early in the 1900’s. Today it serves as tourist destination and full time residence for a few people. Hölick has great white sandy beaches, docks, camping grounds and beautiful scenery. They even got a old lighthouse, but we did not go there this time.

Hölick foodMe and Nemi arrived at 1 in the afternoon and had lunch at a restaurant nearby. We ate some thai curry chicken with pasta and it was delicious, we need to make that at home some day. After that we headed out to the beach by the ocean to listen to the waves crashing in, we did not bade or swim, in fact we didn’t even have swimwear with us. The weather was a bit windy and cloudy, so we did not pack anything summer’y.

After the beach we walked back to the fishing village, which is so cozy and calm – I wish we could have stayed a bit longer. We went out on the pier and looked at the ocean, taking some photos and just enjoying the calm, the seagulls and salty smell coming in from the water. Hölick is a great destination if you like these kind of things, calm sandy beaches, small villages and cozy surroundings. Even tho Hölick can be a bit crowded on sunny hot days in the summer, we were pretty lucky being almost alone there.

I saw a sign going there that there was going to be some sort of sailing championships that day, but it must’ve ended before we got there, because people were starting to pack up and leave.

Anyway, below are some photos from our little day trip to Hölick (Here’s a link to Google maps if you want to se where it’s located).

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2833 photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park – Trigger happy?!

Järvsö Bergscykel Park drains my camera battery!

Järvsö Bergscykel Park have been one of my go to destinations this summer for photography. I have spent a few days, evenings and weekends there photographing downhill mountainbiking like crazy. To this day I have uploaded 2833 photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park too my other website – jbpfoto.se !

Philip Lundman Järvsö Bergscykel ParkThe photos I have taking in Järvsö Bergscykel Park are of people riding bikes for the first time, experienced riders and pros – almost everyone is caught by my camera! I’m selling the photos at a very low price, the cheapest is 39 SEK (appox 5 USD), the most expensive one, which is the original size, is priced at 99 SEK (approx 12 USD). I’m very cheap compared to other park photographers in other countries and parks, who can charge upwards of 50 USD per photo, mostly because I want people to be able to buy nice photos of themselves at a reasonable price. Many times I have caught a whole family, and paying hundreds of dollars for a picture of all of them isn’t that optimal.

That’s why I have very low pricing on my photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park, but also as it’s a way for me to evolve as a photographer and get my photos out on social media. I would love to do this full time, 365 days a year. Travel and take photos, and one day I hope to be able to do just that, but in the meantime I’m going to spend a few more days at Järvsö Bergscykel Park!

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A spontaneous trip to Åre – just what we needed!

We took a spontaneous trip!

A spontaneous trip was just what the doctor ordered, if we’d seen a doctor and he said we should go on a spontaneous trip…. yeah! With our summer vacation being over and being back to work while everyone else is having time off kind of sucks, even tho we already had our vacation! The downside of working in an office in the summer is that I’m the only one there and it’s pretty tedious. It kind of made me even more tired then usual, because being able to talk to colleagues makes me stay alert usually.

Anyway, we needed to get out of the apartment this weekend, and we decided to go to Åre, Sweden – a beautiful place 3,5 hours by car up north. A totally spontaneous trip with no plans at all, other then the destination. We got my mother to check up on Marley (our cat) a couple of times and make sure she had food and company, even tho we were only gone for 11 hours we wanted to make sure she wasn’t alone all that time.

We began our journey at 7 in the morning and arrived in Åre around 10.30, and wow…. I hadn’t been there for about 8 years – it looked so different. There were new apartment houses, shops, café’s and restaurants everywhere, it was so cozy and beautiful. We parked our car in the center of town and went to Espresso House to get a Banana Split Frapino, something we have missed a lot moving to the countryside. The nearest speciality coffee shop is pretty far away. That frapino made the whole spontaneous trip worth it alone…. almost, haha!

We walked around town for a bit, checking out all the amazing houses and scenery, before heading to the cabin ski lift… It takes you up the mountain, to the (almost) very top, and the view up there is almost unreal. It is so fantastic and breathtaking, photos don’t give it justice, you have to see for yourself. The only downside with going up the mountain was that we weren’t the only ones with that plan… we had to wait in line for about 40 minutes, but not before buying two tickets, for one ride, for 280 Swedish kronor… which is about 32 USD. A pretty hefty price for one ride. When it was our turn to go in the cabin lift, we had to do so with 69 other people, it got pretty cramped in the cable car and we kind of missed a lot of the view going up.

But getting to the top made it all worth it!

At the top of the mountain there were still some snow left, in July, which is pretty neat. We played around in the snow for a while, took some photos and just stared out over the surrounding mountains taking it all it. Well worth the high ticket price, 40 minute wait and cramped cable car. After about 45 minutes we decided to back down due to some dark clouds heading our way, I only had jeans and a t-shirt on and it was pretty windy. On the way down there were not as many people and we got a window seat so we could look outside and take some more photos. Be sure to check out the gallery below, and follow me on Instagram!

spontaneous trip panorama

Down back in the town we walked around a bit more, checked out the hotel and the surroundings before heading back to the car, we had now been in Åre for about 2.5 hours. Just as we are about to jump in the car I notice a yellow note stuck on the windshield…. a freaking parking ticket, BAH! So, our spontaneous trip now cost us 500 Swedish kronor extra (55 USD), but hey, we had a great time and it was worth it.

We headed on home and got through the front door at around 6 – Marley was happy to see us and wanted fancy food. We drove about 600 kilometers that day and we were pretty tired getting home. But we did decide that we will go one more spontaneous trips like this, it was really fun.

Have you gone on a spontaneous trip? Tell me in the comments!

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124 new photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park – June 17th 2017

124 new photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park, taken June 17th.

So, I took 124 new photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park the other day, June 17th to be exact, and I thought I’d upload them to Smugmug this time. Why? Well, it take quite a lot of time, both snapping the photos but also editing, uploading and managing. That’s why I decided to sell my photos…. before you think “What the h….”, I would like to explain why!

I spend many hours taking photos in Järvsö Bergscykel Park, walking in the woods, climbing rocks, falling, jumping, sweat and bleed.. yes, I actually hit my leg on a rock the other day and got a pretty big wound. But it’s all good, I do enjoy spending my time in Järvsö Bergscykel Park, but at the same time I use my own equipment and time, which cost me money in the long run.

So, Smugmug!

Jarvso Bergscykel Park 17 june

Smugmug is a photo selling website where you can order a photo of you taken in Järvsö Bergscykel Park. You can order it in different sizes as downloadable pictures, but also order prints to put on your wall, postcards, business cards and so on. There’s actually quite a few funny things you can order. I set the digital download price very low, just so it could be affordable.

The downloads start at 29 SEK, up to 99 SEK for the original photo size, which is very cheap to be honest.

You can check out my photo page here – JbpFoto.se

I will upload photos I take in Järvsö Bergscykel Park from now on, and I hope that you like them and would like to support my hobby. Also, let me know if you think the pricing is off or that I can help you with something else. Just send me an email – info(a)andreasfransson.com and I will get back to you asap.

I uploaded two other posts in the past with free photos – and you can find them here: 90 photo post & 38 photo post!

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38 NEW photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park – From June 6th 2017 (Järvsö Bike Park)

June 6th in Järvsö Bergscykel Park, or Järvsö Bike Park in English!

Järvsö Bike Park is commonly used when talking about Järvsö Bergscykel Park in English – and the easy explanation is that Järvsö Bergscykel Park translates to Järvsö Bike Park. So I might us both names in my post, but they are the same, it’s just that Järvsö Bike Park is easier for the english speaking readers. Anyway, here are 38 new photos I took on June 6th in Järvsö Bike Park, I don’t know if I’m satisfied with them tho, because I think I didn’t get the colors, exposure or feeling right. Leave a comment with some constructive criticism please!

Järvsö Bike Park Andreas FranssonOther then that I’m taking my vacation from work tomorrow, 3 weeks off with pay, it’s going to be so amazingly nice and I hope to be able to hang around Järvsö Bike Park a lot, shooting more photos and hopefully some video. I can’t wait to get the DJI Spark to be able to shoot some really cool video from a new angle. I’ve had my eye on the DJI Spark since it was announced and it looks so amazing. The size is perfect for walking around the mountain as you don’t want to much heavy gear with you. I brought my tripod the other day and I thought that was too much.

I will also work on my other projects during my vacation which include graphic design, photography, events and more. I also have a new project with my little brother, but that is a secret so far, but it’s going to be great. I wish the time frame was a little bit better tho, but hey, we work good under pressure.

As I said in my previous posts about Järvsö Bergscykel Park, hit me up on Facebook, leave a comment or send me an email if you are going to Järvsö Bike Park – we could do some photoshoots. And if you are a photographer/filmmaker, it would be fun to exchange tips and do something cool together. I love to learn new things and evolve as a photographer!

I’m gonna stop talking now and show you the 38 new photos from Järvsö Bike Park as promised! Don’t forget to leave a comment!

 

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90 More photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park – can’t wait to go back!

Here’s 90 more photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park I took!

I wrote a post the other day about my weekend, and here are some more photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park. Hopefully I’ll be able to go back next weekend if the weather allows it and shoot some more. I need to learn more action photography and hopefully be able to take even better photos.

Photos from Järvsö Bergscykel ParkPlease leave a comment if you like the photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park, it would mean the world to me. As I mentioned in my other post about Järvsö Bergscykel Park, this is a place you need to visit if you have the opportunity, bring the whole family, your date, your friends, your everyone. You will have so much fun.

I’m going to try a thing called Järvstigen some day, which is a climbing trail on the mountain. You strap on a harness and start climbing away along mountain walls, tree tops and rocks, it looks so much fun and I can’t wait to show you! In the meantime, here’s photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park.

If you have any suggestions on my photos, please leave a comment and I’ll get back to you, I like to learn and to get constructive criticism.

There are about 90 photos from Järvsö Bergscykel Park below, so this post might take a little while to load, but hopefully you’ll like them. They are all shot with a Nikon D500 equipped with a AF-S DX 16-80/2.8-4E ED VR lens. The next step is to get a drone to get some aerial photos and video, and I got my eye on the DJI Spark, the size of that thing is perfect, hopefully the 15 minute battery life is enough, unless I get a few more batteries to bring with me. Let me know if you ever tried the DJI Spark and what you think about it, or if you can recommend some other small and lightweight drone with a great camera.

Also, if you do plan on going to Järvsö Bergscykel Park this summer, leave a comment and I might be able to go there and take some photos of you!

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We spent the day at Järvzoo – Beautiful nordic animals!

Järvzoo – a zoo that show animals in their natural habitat

Järvzoo is located in my hometown of Järvsö, Sweden. Järvzoo is a zoo that focuses on showing the nordic animals in their natural habitat in the untouched forest. You walk around the zoo on a 3 kilometer long wooden platform up and down the mountain with animal pens on each side. The animal pens are spread widely apart and some are huge, based on the animals size.

Some animals might be hard to spot depending on the weather, time of day and feeding times. Since the zoo focuses on the animals, there are lots of places for the animals to hide. Along the platform there are reststops, and even a small kiosk selling lighter lunches.

Järvzoo Andreas Fransson

One of my favourite animals at Järvzoo is the muskox, a large majestic creature taken right from a fantasy novel, it looks like no other animal and have such a intimidating posture and grace. It’s a calm animal and I would love to pet one. You can read about the muskox on Wikipedia here!

The wooden platform runs through the deep dark forest and sometimes I find myself just staring out into nothing, listening to the silence and feeling the calm winds running through the trees.The peace and serenity you feel walking around this zoo is something I have never felt anywhere else, and I’m going to purchase a season pass to the park just to be able to experience this as much as I want.

Some of the animals you might see at Järvzoo is moose, reindeer, arctic foxes, wolves, owls, eagles, hawks, muskoxes, bears and many more. But one of my absolute favourites are the squirrels, they are so damn cute and run around freely in the park, jumping from tree to tree, and even come close to you. A few years ago I had a squirrel sitting on my shoulder trying to steal my ice cream, they are that “tame”.

 

Check out their website to plan a visit!

Read about my trip to Järvsö Bergscykel Park yesterday!

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Järvsö Bergscykel Park – Where I spent my weekend

Järvsö Bergscykel Park – Downhill mountain biking!

I spent my weekend hanging out in Järvsö Bergscykel Park, located in my hometown of Järvsö, Sweden. Järvsö Bergscykel Park opened it’s doors on June 6th 2010, and the first season had about 2500 visitors. That put Järvsö Bergscykel Park at third place over the most visited Downhill bike parks in Sweden 2010, a very good feat.

Järvsö Bergscykel Park Andreas FranssonI myself used to ride my downhill bike as much as I could back they opened, but then in 2012 I moved to Stockholm because I got a new job. The weekends passed too quickly when we visited home, so I never had to chance to ride for the last 5 years, but hopefully I’ll be able to ride a few trails now when we moved back home. The best thing is that I see the ski lift from our bedroom, it’s that close.

It works like this: You bring your own downhill mountainbike, protection, clothes and everything else you need (or rent everything if you don’t have it). Purchase a Downhill pass, which gives you access to the ski lift, which takes you to the top of the mountain, from there you ride you bike all the way down to the valley. A tip is to stop along the way to check out the view and beautiful surroundings.

The trails run trough the forest most of the times, but now and then you cross over the bare ski slopes, because Järvsö Bergscykel Park is open during the spring/summer and fall when the ski slope is closed and the snow is gone. I posted a trail map below, along with the names of the trails and color coded skill levels.

All trails are named after our pride and joy – Lill-Babs (<— wikipedia link). A world famous singer born and raised in our small town of Järvsö. She put this town on the map and the creators of Järvsö Bergscykel Park honor her by naming all the trails after her. Her real name is Barbro Svensson, and the first and signature trail is therefor named “Barbro”. Other trails are named after her daughters Monica, Malin and Kristin, the rest have names from her most famous songs.

Here’s one of here songs “Leva Livet”, performed way back in the days!

Pictures from Järvsö Bergscykel Park

I thought I’d post some of the photos I took this weekend while hanging out in Järvsö Bergscykel Park. Since I don’t ride anymore (yet?), I felt that being behind the camera was really fun and I hope to get a few more hours in the park this summer.

 

 

 

Järvsö Bergscykel Park Trail map

  • Lill-Babs
  • Monica
  • Hjulet Spinner
  • Barbro
  • Malin
  • Honey Honey
  • Älskade Ängel
  • Splorr
  • Klas-Göran
  • Manolito
  • Teenie Weenie
  • En Tuff Brud
  • Twist Twist
  • Pop Opp i Topp
  • Gummiboll
  • Itzy Bitzy
  • Kristin
  • Lite För Liten

GREEN is for beginners, learn to control your bike and get a feeling on how everything works.
BLUE is still easy, but a little bit more challenging then green. Blue is for you who rode the green ones a few times without problem!
RED is the next step, this is where it can get a little tricky. Narrower trails, steeper and more bumpy. Be sure to feel really comfortable on your bike before heading out on a red trail!
BLACK BEWARE – these trails are only for experienced riders and include huge jumps, gaps and steep trails. Even the most seasoned mountain biker can be intimidated by these!

Visit the bike parks website here!

This is one of the reasons we decided to move back home after years in the city!

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Moving to the countryside after years in the city

Moving to the countryside after a few years in the city was a pretty big step for me, specially since 2 months ago we had not even thought about doing it. But times change and so does life!

The main reason for moving is a pretty common one… finding somewhere to live in Stockholm… For the past few years we have been moving from apartment to apartment, dealing with shady sublet deals and overpriced accommodation, a daily struggle for thousands of people living and working in Stockholm, Sweden. The reason being a shortage of apartments, and around 600.000 people in queue to get a first hand apartment contract. I wrote another post about it a few weeks ago, you can read it here!

Moving to JärvsöThe short story is, we could not find a new apartment within our price range or budget in time, which forced us to pack our things and move to the countryside where I grew up, 320 kilometers north of Stockholm (about 3,5-4 hours by car). The plan was that me and my girlfriend (who grew up in the city) would live in my mothers house, maybe not the most ideal thing when your are 33 years old, but we did not have a choice due to the apartment situation. But then, just a few days before moving, we got an offer from the local community that there was a 3 bedroom apartment opening up, available 2 days after our arrival…. Done deal, we took it!

So, here we are, now pretty much settled in after a week in Järvsö. We went to Ikea the other day to get some furniture and started refurnishing some of chairs and tables to fit our style. Within a week or so we should be settled in for real, just waiting for our new Philips Hue Lights (<— affiliate link) to arrive to make the place more cozy. Ordered a starter kit and plan on doing some nice light constellations in our living room.

And you know what, now when we are almost settled, we love it. We are much happier, more energetic and smiling much more. I think a huge weight lifted from our shoulders when we got our own place, not having to worry about finding a new home within a few months or living in a cramped space on the bottom floor without natural light. This new place is on the third floor, light and spacious, it’s amazing. I think we are going to love it here!

What about jobs? Well, I work as an Art Director for a magazine, which head office is located just 20 kilometers (15 minutes by car) from Järvsö. I used to sit at their Stockholm Office, but working from here is much better. It works fantastic! My salary is also good enough for my girlfriend to focus on getting her drivers license and studying to become what ever she wants! We also bought a car, so we can get wherever we want. Life has really taken a turn for the better.

If your are thinking of leaving the city for a life on the countryside, really consider it. The air is much fresher, the people are nicer and you will feel so much better! Just look at the header image above, it’s taken the other day when we took a ride up the mountain to check out the view over the town, beautiful!

Below is a picture I took about 7 years ago, very early one morning. It was before I moved to the city. It feels good to be home!

Moving to Järvsö