P-Day Hikes - Kvaløya - Kattfjordeidet


Most P-days the younger missionaries love to get out and hike.   We try and keep up and hike with them...

Kvaløya
 is Norway's fifth largest island. The whole island is located in Tromsø municipality. The largest population centers are: Kvaløysletta, Storelva, Kaldfjord, Brennholmen and Ersfjordbotn, but there are scattered settlements along the coast over almost the entire island.  There is also a population of about 600 Reindeer on the island.
Panoramic view of Tromsø from Kvaløya . (that's Sister Stocks that made it into the shot).





Sisters Stocks & Doxey; Elders Aland & Putt




We may always be at the back of the pack but we always make it.



Elders Putt & Aland



The missionaries love taking fun poses so we had to try also.

Sister Doxey & Sister Stocks


Elders Aland, & Putt; Sister Stocks & Doxey

The whole gang made it into this one thanks to Elder Putt's long arm for a selfie

Elders Putt & Aland have some fun




Siser Stocks & Doxey join in the fun


View from the trail to the bridge connecting Kvaløya & Tromsøya.  That's the airport in the background.  The larger mountains are on the mainland, Tromsdalen



old door leading to who knows where deep in the mountain.























Someone either bagged but most likely found some reindeer antlers and decided to display them.

























                



                 Kattfjordeidet

 is a mountain on Kvaløya where there is opportunity for hiking, hunting and great views of fjords and the valley below.  It was a little stormy and after running into snow and not being totally prepared for it, we didn't quite make the top but got some good exercise in.
It looks like grass to hike through, but it was a soggy, marshy bog.  The Reindeer love the tundra but we were ankle deep in water and mud.  Elder Putt says I will find the trail.  We said...
"this is not a trail - this is a river.  We hiked up a small waterfall that was mostly frozen in the snow.  

This is the view from partway up to the top.  Our car is in the parking lot between those two cars. 



Beautiful view of a fjord from on high.

winter is starting to stay on the mountain roadways.  This is the same highway we took to Sommerøy.

Road Trip!

Elder Aland, Elder Cook, Elder Putt, Sister Stock, Sister Doxey

Headed back to the car 


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