Aug 30
Falls
Perfect day for some sightseeing! I drove south towards Orsa to check out the Storstupet and Helvetesfallet canyons. Been there, seen it, done that. 
No need to go back. But in case someone else is interested and has photography in mind, you might want to know that at Storstupet the view is more or less to the south (=to the sun) and at Helvetesfallet it’s to the north. But if you pick overcast weather like I did, then the direction of the sun is pretty much a moot point!
From the Emån river (which is what runs through Storstupet and Helvetesfallet) I continued to Boda to have a look at one more waterfall, Styggforsen. Been there, seen it, done that. It’s borderline that it might be more interesting in the spring when there’s more water… but it’s unlikely I’ll bother to go there again. But in case you want to go there, then you should know that Boda is 20 km north from Rättvik and Styggforsen is well signposted from the main road. Swedish signposting can sometimes be quite… random, so seeing those signs at every turn was a bit of a novelty for me!
Even if it sounds like I’m totally unimpressed with today’s trip, I’m actually not. I’ve had these places on my to-do list for years, and now I can finally tick them off. And even if I didn’t see anything which I think is worth seeing again, I think all of these three places were worth seeing – period.
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Nice pictures, like them all! Dunno about that resemblance, but it looks familiar somehow, yes.
Swedish signposts, are there any ;-o When I was trying to find Viking Line terminal near Stockholm, it was pure pain! One signpost and then 20km’s random cruising before the terminal :@
The Viking Line terminal… yes, I’ve cursed the signing (or the lack of it) on a few occasions as well. How in the world they expect you to find it in a big city like Stockholm when signs are missing at every other crossroads and roundabout? Just as well that I’ve always made sure I have a big margin of time so I won’t miss the boat even if I take a wrong turn.
so there is one more Emån in Sweden than the one in Småland… aha.