BOOK: Sarek - Vandringar i vår sista vildmark by Edwin Nilsson

The 13th Floor Elevators - Kingdom of Heaven

Edvin 'Sarek' Nilsson was born in 1928 and has since his 20th birthday been working for the Swedish Forest Service within the national park municiplaity of Jokkmokk. In 1954 he also became supervisor for the Pärlälven reservoir, alongside his activities in Sarek National Park. During his time he acquired the name, 'parkvakten'/'Park Guardian', and nobody knew this magnificent  wilderness area and it's shy inhabitants like Edvin Nilsson. Here, in this book, with his short daybook style descriptions and fantastic photos, he describes his wanderings through the national park. 

(Roughly translated from the Swedish on the inside of the cover! I've only been here a year, so it might not be perfect, but you get the general idea!)

WATCH: Björnmamman Rapa/Rapa The Mother Bear

I really want to see the whole of this! There are currently between 2000-3000 brown bears in Sweden. Read more here.

BOOK: I Björnland by Bo Kristiansson (1978)

 

  "Här i skogen kan man i skymningen höra uven ropa. Här hör man slagugglans dova rop om natten. Här spelar tjädern om våren, och här stiger björnen ur sitt ide. De flesta av dagens skogar är påverkade av människan och kan inte visa upp det växt-och djurlive som en levande skog kan visa - när naturen själv får skapa miljön. I den här boken vill jag försöka skildra ett land, där ännu så länge allt fungerar. Här finns både lodjur, björn och många flygande vänner som alla spride liv omkring sig. Det här landet ligger mig varmt om hjärtat, och jag hoppas att boken kan påverka flera att värma om det. Väl mött i björland!"

 

 

Yosemite Nature Notes

Yosemite National Park have made their own series of nature films, with each episode focusing on specific aspects of the park. I have only been in Yosemite once and that was when I was 14 years old, so my memories are pretty hazy. The one lingering memory I have of it was a car door that had been peeled open by a bear on the hunt for food in the car park we had parked in. Episodes include Wildflowers, Yosemite Falls, Wilderness, Half Dome, Snow, Maps, Tuolumne River, Snow Line, Frazil Ice and Rock Fall. All well worth watching!

View all TEN episodes here.

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