The Silent Way Guestbook is one of the things we are very glad to have. Here you can read about dogsledding adventures from people from a lot of corners in the world. Read and enjoy.

Crystal days and Northern Light II, 9 – 14 December 2010

Ok, what to say? Wow, that was awesome! Everything was fun besides the falling down part, but I didn’t give up and almost got it in the end.
Thank you and thanks to all the dogs! Ohh and best blueberry pie ever!

Jo from Australia

Everything was perfect!
The team, the dogs, the weather, the team, the adventure, the nature, the cold, the light … everything! I wanted action; sports, real dogsledding and I got it all. “The true way”!
Thanks Kenneth, I’ve been very lucky to meet you and your own way of living with dogs. It couldn’t have been better. But, yes.. Longer.
I’ll probably come back for a long tour with you in your beautiful region. I want more!
And thanks to Catrine for the beautiful Swedish food.
See you soon!

Valery from Belgium

Crystal days and Northern Light III, Special tour 16 – 21 December 2010

So fantastic to have this great adventure out with The Silent Way. This is the third time I been here and this time I have been mushing a big team of 10 dogs!
What a feeling!

Jose from Austria

Happy New Year Adventure, 28 Dec 2010 – 4 Jan. 2011

We booked this trip for our honeymoon and looking back, there couldn’t be something more romantic than being outside on mountains covered in snow. In total silence we had Sweden laying at our feet. Only the breath of the dogs and the sledge carving through the snow could be heard.
Above our heads the sunrise (which was immediately the sunset) painted the sky either red, pink and even green. All of this I could enjoy together with a 5-day – 6 hours a day view on my husband’s bottom! Not bad at all!
Back in the cottage there was a 5-star dinner each night, what else to wish for?!
Catrine & Kenneth, thank you for the most amazing adventure, for the hospitality, your patience and above all for sharing your passion for Sweden, its nature and the dogs. It was a dream come true.
Catrine, thank your father for the scooter lesson,” learning by doing”! It was great!
A special thanks to Kenneth for pushing my boundaries and giving me the spirit to keep trying and finally succeeding!!!
Greetings! A big hug to you and the dogs!

Alize from Holland and Alessio from Italia

Dear Catrine and Kenneth
When I found out that I was going to be living in Sweden (on University exchange), I knew that dogsledding regardless of the length of my stay, was a Must-do.
I was not sure what to expect, but your hospitality, challenging drives and the amazing night skies have set the standards for any outdoor tour.
Tack för att ni gett mig en möjlighet, ett äventyr och en upplevelse!
Hope fully I will get to write in the guestbook once again!

Jon from Australia (right now in Lund, Sweden)

Dear Kenneth and Catrine

Dogsledding has been a dream of mine for a long time and when I saw your website, I knew I was coming here on my next holiday.
The time we spent in the mountains with the dogs was fantastic and lived up to all my dreams. I especially liked the downhill parts in the darkness – it’s like a rollercoaster!
The views throughout our trip were spectacular, and the sky amazing when the sun came out. Thank you very much for the delicious food. I have never eaten so well on a holiday. The dogs were great companions – very well behaved and could run forever.
Thanks again for the unforgettable experience, hopefully I can make it back here sometime soon.
Andreanna from Australia

Dear Kenneth and Catrine

“The Silent Way” is the most magical way to travel across frozen lakes, compacted snow trail, icy tracks, frozen mountain tops, powder snow and amazing white tipped trees that continue further than the eye can see.
Each day the sun just broke over the horizon and the sky filled with amazing colors of pink and orange, which was reflected onto the snow and lakes, highlighting the colors further. This was a beautiful sight while on dogsled. To experience nature is to do it as silently as possible and to be as close to the nature as possible (not sure if that includes crashing sleds and hugging the tree! Mouth full of snow), but the closer the better!
Each dog lands softly onto the snow with each making different sounds as we go. The sound of the dogs pads on the snow with the odd sock, the sway of the main lead and collar leads, and the smooth scrape of the sled across the snow make a combination to be remembered.
The excitement of the dogs is also a sound that will be with me forever. Their howling and barking before we leave is soon silenced into long tongues out and pads fast paced on snow as I hold on also foot on brake & film the starts.
The trails we went on were amazing, difficult in parts and the best downhill parts as I enjoyed them at speed.
Thank you so much Catrine for your amazing meals each night which we were always looked forward to. Also thank you for helping with the starts, driving us to and from the cabin and your very friendly smile.
Thank you Catrines father who attempted to take us ice fishing but the motor froze, instead we saw mountains by snowmobile which was also amazing fun.
Kenneth you are the most amazing leader of both the guests and the dogs. Your passion for this is seen through everything you do and is reflected in the well behaved dogs. Thank you so much for sharing the love of dogsledding you have with me and my fellow guests. The scenery we saw was amazing and the special place on the mountain top on the last day was fantastic.
Thank you to Idun, My, Kanel, Melon, Tiger and Strider who pulled me all those days.
This adventure was amazing, beautiful and I will have some very good memories that will be with me forever.
The only way to travel this land is with a team of dogs and an amazing leader, really is “The Silent Way”.

Caitlin from Australia

Crystal lodge to lodge, 10 – 16 January 2011.

Catrine & Kenneth, what a team!
Catrine for her kindness and tremendous hospitality, plus her amazing cooking. Kenneth for his leadership, knowledge and his uncanny sense of direction, he showed us the raw beauty of Lapland, Sweden.
Thank you to Catrines father for getting the lodge nice and warm.
And last but not least the wonderful dogs, which without them this trip would not have been possible, a truly exciting and splendid experience.

Pauline and Daire from The Netherlands

Catte & Kenneth
Tack för en fantastisk tur over våra sagolika fjäll, iskalla sjöar och genom våra massiva skogar. Det är härligt att konstant förvånas över den mäktiga natur vi har precis bakom hörnet. Ni sköter allt otroligt snyggt och till och med som släkt känner man sig som en priviligerad, bortskämd gäst från ett främmande, fjärran land.
Tack, tack, tack och lycka till med allt. Vi ses snart igen.

Nanny-Maja & Toolie-Mina, Lapland, Sweden

Catte & Kenneth!
Det här har varit en av de mäktigaste upplevelser jag har varit med om. Jag har skrattat, gråtit, slitit, svettats och haft det alldeles, alldeles underbart. Utsikten, hundarna, tystnaden, friheten, naturen, allt har varit så sjukt fint. Åhh, maten.. mina smaklökar kommer att få det tufft med att återvända till stan. Jag vet inte hur jag ska tacka er för den här möjligheten och den här erfarenheten men jag hoppas att ni vet att jag är glad och tacksam med hela mitt väsen.
Vi ses snart igen. All kärlek!

Elvira från Umeå, Sweden.

Arctic Colors and Light, 19 – 25 January 2011.

Dear Catrine and Kenneth
We’ve thought long about it and had a couple of shots to get our own creativity starting, but we have come up with a top 5 of 2011 puppy names: Jäeger, Huey, Whale, Booz, Fart.
Thank you Kenneth for navigating us on the stars through 36 m p/sec blizzard on a lake. We are seriously impressed with your hospitality and professional organization. We will miss the dogs, piss trees and amazing views. We will come back for the Northern Light and for the -40 C. Thank you so much!

Gaspar, Ewout, Anthony, Floris and Pieter from The Netherlands
Tack så mycket Catte & Kenneth
För en underbar upplevelse och en otrolig möjlighet. Det har varit en spännande vecka med otroliga starter, lite läskigt i snöstormen…
Tack Catte för din ovärderliga hjälpsamhet och djävulskt goda matlagning! Kenneth för din förståelse och hjälpsamhet när jag skulle ta bilder. Din oändliga kunskap om fjället samt din extrema respekt och kärlek till det du håller på med.
Ännu ett stort tack till de hundar som drog omkring på mig i vildmarken, Protes, Vidar, Bilbo, Rohan, Smart också klart My.
Helt otroligt hur alla hundarna är så snälla, ni har verkligen lyckats bra. Stor respekt till er och tack, tack så mycket!

Andreas från Malmö, Sverige

Stars and Northern Light I, 27 Jan – 2 Feb 2011

Dear Kenneth & Catrine
We said we would love to come back and … we did!
And it was well worth it. We finally got to see some scenery (all the mountains Kenneth was talking about last time) & the (yellow?) Northern Lights!
All the rest is as good as we remembered it.
Rob now know all about how to a snowmobile out of the snow and I learnt how to measure the perfect scoop of dog food (down to the last nugget).
Will we be back? We hope so, but until then we will miss you all!

Ioana from Romania, England, Belgium …
Ps/ See you sometime in Holland maybe? Remember there’s always room in our big yards in Holland for an old Kanel, Chili, Shrek etc, etc.

Another GREAT tour! And all the Ioana sad.

Rob from England

Dear Kenneth & Catrine
Thank you so much for this wonderful adventure! We have never done anything like that before!
We were able to see the amazing winter wonderland of Sweden and even the (definitely!!) green Northern Light. We will always remember the storm.
We will also always remember the (price-winning) delicious food that Catrine made for us!
Thank you again for this adventure!

Alexandra & Ulrich from Wien

Dear Kenneth & Catrine
Thanks very much for a fantastic tour. I really enjoyed it despite falling several times in the water on the lake! The descents through the trees were exhilarating roller coaster rides, the scenery was beautiful and the food was yummy! And of course thanks to the gorgeous dogs in my team: Gandalf, Strider, Loke, Freja and Peppar for pulling me 240 km and for being so well behaved! I will miss them, maybe I should come back!
Thanks for a great trip! Love

Claire from England

It was an awesome, awesome, awesome adventure! An adventure full of experiences that will last a lifetime!
The homemade food was very tasty and dogs are great. I will miss them dearly.
I have truly enjoyed the 5-day adventure!
Thank you for being so helpful throughout the trip and for an amazing adventure!

Christina from England

Stars and Northern Light II, 3 - 10 February 2011

Dear Kenneth & Catrine
I come to Lapland looking for an unforgettable experience and in The Silent Way I found one! Everything exceeded any expectations. From the breathtaking landscape, the amazing food, Kenneth’s guidance and the amazing connection that I established with my dogs.
This was one week of paradise that I will tell everyone about and whose pictures are not enough to relive the experience. And for that reason I am absolutely certain I will return to The Silent Way very soon.

Miquel from Portugal

Very many thanks for allowing me to take off on of those “things to do before you die”. But now you have left me a problem – I have to cross out another one, in order to come back!

Brendon from England

Everything begins in Silence…
From Australia, the UK, Portugal, Moldova and the United States we came each with our own reasons for being here. We were silent at first but it was our own eagerness to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime that bound is together.
The same could be said of the dogs, there was silence when we met the first time. A sniff here, a look there, or a muzzle pressing out from the fence of the kennel.
However it didn’t take long for the bond between dogs and human to form. Booties put on feet and harness placed upon their backs and …
Soon the silence was uploading with an explosion of excited barking. Energy filled the air sending tingles down our spines.
Kenneth takes off in the lead and we all follow one after the other. The Energy and barking rapidly subsides to be replaced by another form of Silence. A silence of dogs panting. The pattering of paws crunching the snow, The runners on our sleds smoothly sliding along. An occasional rattle from the chain connecting the lead line to the sled.
This is essentially the silent way but also so much more including fantastic food, stunning views, frozen snot and blizzards too…
And so our thoughts and hearts will think upon these last five days. The silence, friendship and energy will send us all our way back to our friends and family with stories to tell.
And one more important thing: both of you are such amazing friendly people. We felt like home. And thanks for the yummy food! I’ll miss Sky´s eyes! Thank you!

Rodica from Moldova and Brian from America

Dear Kenneth & Catte
Thank you SO much for sharing a little bit of your paradise with us for these 5 brilliant days of dogsledding in Lapland. Each day blew us away and we loved every minute. We cant say enough times what an awesome tour this was and how much our hearts have been warmed up by meet you and spend time with your lovely, beautiful pack of dogs.
Breathtaking scenery, the most delicious food, friendly enthusiastic dogs, it cant get much better than this! One last thing – we were wondering if it might be possible to apply to become members of the dog pack. We know that we have to be very, very good and train hard to make up for being human but were super keen! Claire already asked Saga and Katie checked with Alou and Isa and they´d be happy to have us in their teams as wheel dogs. We´d be very happy if you will consider our application and we will hear from you!
Thank you so much again!

Claire & Katie, sisters from Australia

Sunshine Awakening I, 14 – 20 February 2011

Five days outside in the cold with a team of affectionate dogs and a most professional musher.
This journey has been such an intense experience of the beautiful landscape with incredible views. Catrine cooked for most delicious food and the tour, which’s was prepared by Kenneth in a real chef-manner.
I have learned that Catrine and Kenneth really love their dogs and treat them with authority and affection. One would expect these “working dogs” to care less about humans but I felt that they were really happy to have us around.
I was much appreciating Catrines and Kenneth’s hospitality and many thanks to Andreas, too. He was a great help. This was my first time on a dogsledding tour, but it will not be my last. And next time, I will come back here!
Many thanks!

Biggi from Germany

Last year we did our first dogsledding tour and we knew that we have to do it again – and so we are here again!
Our tour this year was again a great and incredible experience with the best musher on earth and a good helping hand on his side – Andreas. Thank you for another unforgettable tour with such lovely dogs, such great meals. It was a wonderful time and it is not so easy to say good bye. But we are sure – we will back again!
Thank you

Kerstin & Jörg from Germany

Thank you so much for your hospitality on this tour. It has been fantastic. Mushing through a scenery snowing landscape while it snows, with my trusty team of dogs pulling me along has to be one of the greatest experiences. But everything about the tour has been great – the food, the scenery, our incredibly helpful and laid-back hosts and of course the dogs. It is going to be very hard to say good bye so I hope to be back.
Thanks again for everything.

Clare from Scotland

Dear Catrine and Kenneth
Thanks very much for the great trip!
Everything was well prepared and even through the memory horizontal snow I kept warm. The dogs seem to really like to be out there all day. I enjoyed my sledging even more when I knew they were well cared for and have a good life.
The landscape was truly beautiful and I understand why you like to make a life here in Lapland.
All the best!

Julie from England

I wouldn’t have missed this trip for the world! Starting off I admit I did feel a little hesitant but Kenneth and Andreas looked after us so well and Catrines cooking very well! The personal touch and the hospitality really make this trip.
The dogs are so beautiful and well lived. Thank you Tanja, Gandalf, Loke, Sinbad and Sky for your tolerance and beauty. I would definitely recommend this trip. Thanks again guys and I wish you well for the future. You are so lucky to live here.

Lynne from New Zeeland

Sunshine Awakening II, 22 – 28 February 2011

Dear Catrine & Kenneth & Andreas
A great trip which bet all our expectations and more. Very well organizes from the initial training to Catrines fantastic culinary delights, Kenneth’s way with the dogs and Andreas help. Thank you! A place to come back again.

Christophe and Romain, from Russia and England

How can you start to describe
the wonders we’ve had before our eyes.
But the Silent Way is lots, lots more…
A wonderful experience, not just a tour!

Kenneth – top dog of his pack
His caring his discipline, his “nack”
Of handling his dogs with such care
(and only unnecessary barking…if you dare!)

He son had us novices all in tow
With what to do of where to go
After a few hills and downs
We all had the hang-not acting like clowns!

At each stop we all did our chores
The dogs were tended before we went indoors
This shows the caring, love, concern
The dogs rightly first – we did learn.

Their individual characters, all unique.
Some strong willed, others quite week
If you brake too hard, they´d give you the “eye”
“Hey lets go”… they almost say.

The food for the dogs looked… well…juk!
But full of goodness to keep their fitness up
Day after day they kept up the trot
Butting up with skills and us inexperienced lot

The food for us was … well yum, yum, yum
Catrine –her cooking is number 1
No restaurant in town could ever get near
Cooking and delicious as moose and reindeer!

And thank you Andreas for your assistance and good cheer.

Moving our gear from there to here
With your good humor all day it’s easy to tell
You enjoy your job and the trip as well.

The Mountains, so beautiful, so scene
The snow, the forests, the wonderful scenes
We are all privileged to experienced it all
The Silent Way is food for the soul.

Thank you Kenneth, Catrine and Andreas
Thank you Phil, Christoph, Romain and Jose
Thank you dogs for the wonderful adventure
The pit, pat of paws we will always remember.

Sandra and Doug from Australia

I am sitting in front of a warm log fire on my return from a trip through the mountains with Kenneth and the dogs. You have to go back to 2001 to find my first entry in the guest book and there have been many more since then. People ask me why I come to the same place so many times. The answer is simple; it is Kenneth and the dogs, and Ohh of course Catrine. Where else could you be welcomed into a family and feel part of a small community in Sweden. The countryside in all its moods never fails to amaze me and to travel through it with all friends makes it all the more special. In my trips here I have seen almost the whole dog yard change. Many old travelling companions are no longer with us but new ones have taken their place. My old friend Pumba has gone but his son Berry is there to remind me of his father, and what would be a trip without having Jet pulling so steadily before me. That’s what makes these dogs so special; you get the chance to glimpse the character of each dog. The dogs see so many people throughout the season but it seems that they treat all of us as if we are special and the only ones who will drive them the whole year. Being here is so different, then where I live, Kenneth and Catrine take me out of my normal comfort zone and show me a world so different to mine and I thank them heartedly for doing so.
Yet again I wish both Kenneth and Catrine all the success that they deserve in making The Silent Way one of the best dogsledding experiences in Sweden, and of course the best family run business from such a small dot in the Swedish country side.
Best wishes!
Phil from England
Ps/ who ever reads this may know that Ullis, Kanel, Jet, Berry, Thor and Frodo will pull you uphill and down dale, across lakes and through forest with no problems. All I can say is talk to them gently tickle them often and you can make a friend for life.
PPs/ Dreams are made of many things but here dreams really can be made to come true. Open yourself to the countryside, the dogs and little hard work and your dreams will be re-paid in full – believe me I know it to be true!!!

Northern Silence I, 2 – 8 March 2011

Dear Kenneth, Catrine, Greta and Andreas
Thank you so much for an incredible trip.
Day 1 – being shot out of the dog yard and blown across the lake – but we made it! Not bad for beginners.
Day 2 – Cozy in the lodge. Storm outside. Then the long day, deep snow for the snowmobile, all the guys working hard digging, but we came to the nice lodge before the dark.
Day 3 – Beautiful weather – all went well to Ammarnäs. Spectacular flying falls onto the roads. Very nice beer in the guesthouse…
Day 4 – Back to the lodge for lunch. Icefishing and visit in the church.
Day 5 – Sideways wind on the mountain, could we make it? Yes! A good ride home.
And we saw a lemming and Northern Lights! Wonderful dogs, wonderful food, good company and we hope to be back!

Vanny and Annabel from England

Dear Kenneth and Catrine
What to say more after reading all these enthusiastic comments from your former guests? I can just wish you that you both, as a wonderful couple, may continue your incomparable job for many many years so that more people may have this pleasant adventure.
Thanks!

Willy and Eddy from Belgium

Northern Silence II, tailor made family tour. 10 – 13 March 2011

Dear Kenneth and Catrine
Thank you very much for allowing our kids a taste of the great white north!

Johan from Belgium

Thank you Kenneth + Catrine for a great adventure!

Jackson, 11 years old from Belgium

Dear Kenneth and Catrine
Thank you so much for allowing us to have this amazing trip and letting us into your home. I will never forget this!
Much love!

Julia from Belgium

Sound of Silence, tailor made 12 days trip. 14 – 25 March 2011

Dear Catrine, Dear Kenneth, Dear Dominique!

Thank you for an amazing dog sledding tour around Vindelfjällen. We enjoyed some sunny, windy, stormy days with a lot of powder snow.
The tour us from – Umnäs – Överstjuktan – Aigert – Bäverholmen – Guijaure – Laisstugan – Dalovardo – Tärna lake – Överstjuktan and back to Umnäs!
Thank you for another wonderful tour and delicious dinners!

Martin, Felix, Markus, Franz, Ueli and Rene from Switzerland

Across The Arctic Circle and two Nationalparks I, 28 Mar – 8 April 2011

Ett STORT och VARMT TACK, Cathrine och Kenneth från oss alla i Örnsköldsvik!

Vi var alla så glada och förväntansfulla inför vår förestående hundspannsresa 2011-03-28 – 2011-04-08 med ert fantastiska företag The Silent Way.
Tänk att vi så när som på en familjemedlem fick samman våra barn och sambor, på en helt underbar hundspannsresa genom svenska fjällvärden. Vi saknade Micaela som väntade barn och fick stanna hemma. Hon fick följa vår tripp via telefon och MMS när det fungerade. Tillsammans med dig Kenneth och Catrines insatser och era fantastiska hundar har vi fått oförglömliga minnen med oss i livet. TACK FÖR DET!. Hundarena som tog oss från Umnäs över fjällen till nationalparkerna Padjelanta och Sarek. Vi matade, smorde tassar, pysslade om ”våra” hundar och fäste oss rejält vid dom, så det var svårt att skiljas. Vid slutstationen i Kvickjokk hade vi avverkat 50 mil, trots det kändes det som vi skulle vilja fortsätta. Men nya gäster väntade på att börja sin hundspannstur. Vår tur var till ända.
Vi kunde inte ha fått bättre väder. Mest sol och vackert väder men också snö och bitande kalla vindar med iskristaller som kändes som nålar i kinderna. Maten var helt suverän, genuin och vällagad av Catrine och Kenneth.

Tänk att Åkes och min dröm gick i uppfyllelse, en dröm som började gro efter att vi våren 2010 var på en hundspannstur med The Silent Way tillsammans med gäster från Canada och Europa. Vi ville dela detta med våra nära och kära och så blev det. Det är vi mycket glada för.

Minnena av de vackra vyerna, de goa sociala och duktiga hundarna, Kenneths och Catrines professionella sätt, vår gemenskap och mycket mer kommer att värma våra hjärtan länge, länge.

Det blev en liten flicka, Ida som föddes den 18 maj.

Varmaste hälsningar Gudrun och Åke Lidfalk
Liselotte Lidfalk och Ulf Strinnholm, Olle Burland, Hans Burland

Across The Arctic Circle and two Nationalparks II, 9 – 21 April 2011

Tusen takk Catrine for helping me out of the water!!!
Tusen takk Kenneth for leading us through the mountain in the snowstorm!!
The tour was no Sunday afternoon tour in the sunset and I LOVED it!!
Needs not to mention all the grandiose meals every day, all the others did!
Tusen takk AnnaKarin for all good support all the days!!

Gerlinde from Norway

I would never have seen so much of the Swedish mountains if it hadn’t been in your company. Thank you for letting me see that and have these wonderful and so gorgeous and giving dogs like they were mine for these 12 days.

Bruno from France

Tack för en fantastisk upplevelse genom fjällens ödsliga vidder. Att få färdas här på detta sätt är för mig en oförglömlig upplevelse! Jag är stolt att ha gjort något som väldigt få andra har gjort. Tack för gott och rutinerat ledarskap och utomordentlig god mat. Till sist tack till alla fantastiska hundar för er villiga insats!
Jag kan starkt rekommendera er för äventyrssugna deltagare.

Michael from Sweden

My third time over here and again a wonderful trip in The Swedish mountains in good company. The tour was a little different from the last two.
Spring was early this year making it a little tougher (some steep up and downhill’s even wading through knee-deep icy slush).But in the end it was very rewarding.
Many thanks to Catte, Kenneth and AnnaKarin for taking good care of us and to the other guests (Gerlinde, Michael, Bruno and Sam) for the good company.
And special thanks to my power team: Gert, Smart, Neo, Tor, Pippin, Melon and last but not least SNÖ.
Looking forward to next season for another great tour in the wonderful Swedish mountains.

Ludo from Belgien

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