Milepost
On Midsummer Day 2014 I walked in the footsteps of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th-century Swedish botanist who created the modern system of naming organisms. Linnaeus taught at Uppsala University and he had a country residence called Hammarby 15 km outside the city. Linnaeus often guided his students on nature walks to study the flora and fauna of the countryside. I walked from Hammarby to Uppsala along one of Linnaeus’ paths, now called the Danmark Trail. I observed signs of the same human ingenuity, respect for ancestors and connection to the natural world that Linnaeus and his students must have noticed as well.
Stone support
Kaplansgården
Danmark Church graveyard
Runestone and bench
Fishing
Linnéstig
Riverside farm
Uppsala between heaven and earth
Blind
Weir