Bekkestua (not the one in Bærum)
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After the long and arduous trip to Kobberhaughytta, a 2 km ski into Bekkestua seemed much more reasonable. And it was. But the trail in was a bit uphill and I soon learned the real value of ski wax as I slid ever so slightly back downhill under the added weight of my pack. After a quick stop to re-wax my skis, we were on our way.
Despite popular belief, this Bekkestua is not in Bærum but north of Oslo in Romeriksåsene. It's named after the nearby river (the cabin name translates literally to "river living room"). The cabin itself is located right by one of the Ski Association's cabins and the two buildings share an outhouse/woodshed. Compared to some of the other cabins we'd been to there was a fair amount of through traffic in this area.
As soon as we got to the cabin we had a snack and dropped our bags so that we could enjoy a longer ski. There were plenty of great trails nearby and surprisingly we didn't pass too many people on our way.
When we got back and tried to warm up the cabin we realized that the DNT side of the woodshed was only stockpiling wet and/or mouldy wood. It was tough to get a warm fire going with what was available to us. The Ski Association side had dry wood but we were locked out of there!
In the morning we had a visit from a Skogfanten (child cabin collector) while we were cleaning up and getting ready to head out. Kids under 13 can visit cabins in Oslo marka (greenbelt) and get a prize for every 5 they visit up to a maximum of 20 cabins (there are 25 or so cabins in Oslo marka).
Our ski home was quick and painless...no thoughts of a Red Cross scooter rescue this time!
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