Science! Psuedo-science! Nature! Art! Nonsense!
November 11, 2022
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The day could not have been prettier. Light rain, but gorgeous light. And peak Fall leaves. And waterfalls everywhere you look. The funny thing is, though we hiked about 13km, we never made it to the big waterfall! Ran out of light.
I guess we’ll just have to go back
THIS is not the one! But look. Spectacular does not even begin to describe this walk.
We had some very late lunch very near the top at an old farmstead and village.
The turn around point.
November 11, 2022
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Sometimes walking out the door and around back is the best way to hike. We bushwhacked up through juniper and blueberry towards a small lake where fish are rumored to live. Tyinkrysset, Norway is beautiful.
This little stream is just up the road a few hundred meters.
Here are some pictures of our walk in the mountains.
A view of the valley.
Chilly Romey.
Panorama
Our intrepid hosts at the top. Our fearless leader Nova was dressed for the weather.
We love being in Norway.
Coffee and brown cheese? Nova says yes.
July 9, 2022
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Just up the road (the windy windy road) about 12 or 15 km from the Villa Emma is Rosazza, a beautiful little Italian town in the mountains, exuding a simple rustic life.
The Fiat 500 (nero of course)
We went for fun. Here is what we saw.
Dead people by a river in small dead people compartments.
Then one of the very old Austrian towers (with eagles even).
The town is magical and midieval. Photographic evidence is sparse.
You have to walk the narrow maze of streets without a plan or a map.
Roofs are slate (or maybe that is granite).
Chimney engineering is, um, interesting.
As you can see from the clock, it is time for a Negroni. So cross the foot bridge.
And here you are Auto Bahn.
Cin cin!
October 19, 2017
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Humans hiking is a-ok. Specially in Nor-way.
No Sun, Yes Murderous Troll
Here’s looking at you!
Yes, go UP!
Bearable Beauty
Snacks, Naps and Maps
From Up
Downward magical, too.
And Scary for Some…
Because you don’t want to be It’s Dinner!
Nearing the end. only 2 kilometers to go!
Bye!
October 16, 2017
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While nature is paramount in the Norwegian mountains, humans have develpoed some some cool habitat-ness. Also, they are so tiny compared to mountains and waterfalls!
That’s my stone hut, ahead!
golden lichens mimic the walls.
Now those are some legs!
October 1, 2017
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The rockslide helped. Our original plan was to start hiking just down the road from the Skarvheimem cabin and walk 19km (11.8 miles) along the river bed. Just a few km in, a change of plans due to trail damage had us hike up over a ridge instead. This added 3.2km longwise and a whole bunch of vertical. The distance was not the issue, as you may imagine! Here is a photo documentary of the walk.
Morning view from the cabin
Ready to hike?
We started at a little restaurant/camp area where we ended up (8 hours later) having dinner. Getting started was a thing. By 10:30, we were walking.
Stopping for photo opportunities was a must. We had more cameras than people on our hike. Good news: the tripod actually got used!
The valley hike was very pretty, but in the end we were really glad we had to hike up over the ridge.
Don’t get too close to the edge!
Lunch break. We were joined by many lemmings
There was some wind at the top of the cliff.
And then it was down, down, down. Hard on the knees. The trail was so steep that in places metal cables had been installed. Those were a good thing.
Waterfalls, rock-covered trail, going up when you should be going down, and never quite getting to the water were all things. The wind was impressive when it was funneled up the valley and concentrated into tight eddies.
The sun peeked out occasionally with spectacular long yellow light.
Finally a road. The pace sped up as a taxi was summoned. We made it back in time for dinner, though walking up the three stairs to the restaurant was not easy!
This hike is among the most beautiful I have ever experienced. More is in order.
