Sweden has some great national parks that are not far from the city – this one was only 30 minutes from Stockholm

So many paths and choices to check out all the lakes …

The various berries like the lingoberries can found along all the trails

And very small and tasty blueberries too!

There are supposed to be strawberries and raspberries as well but we did not find any of them on our afternoon out, but we did find some of our little beetle friends along the way!

Many calm and relaxing lake views

You can even make some licorice tea it you like.

The ducks definitely like their licorice roots even more than the Scandic natives

When we found an even more secluded lake

We had a BBQ and cooked some hit dogs.

And the ducks could not resist joining us as soon as the fire was lit!

And of course, what do you eat for dinner after a long day hike? Swedish meatballs!