Cycling with skis: The mighty Dalälven

2008-05-29: Rosshyttan - Smedsbo (105 km)

The Haglöfs Factory Outlet is a nice store, but prices are not that low. I do some shopping and eat a kebab lunch special at the fast food place next door. The weather is great and it's getting warmer during the day. I ride past old industrial buildings in Avesta and continue on a small road through the village of Snickarbo, on the west side of the river Dalälven. After Hedemora I head toward Falun, but turn right again just after crossing the mighty Dalälven. The countryside is beautiful here with old traditional farm houses, fields, and rolling hills in the distance. Much better than the big highways that just runs through large forests, far away from the old villages.



In the evening i meet a lot of cyclists on race bike. They're having a local competition and I start talking to a Swedish/Syrian cyclist at the start/finish of their race. He's planning to cycle from Dalarna, Sweden to Syria with his race bike with only a small daypack with spares, tools, and extra clothes. He feeds me and wants to hear more about my travels in the region. We talk for an hour before I head on to find a place to camp for the night.


Girls having fun on the river.

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