Elvesæter |
Elveseter Hotel |
Elvesæter |
Elvesæter |
The Saga Column, Elvesæter, by W. Rasmussen |
Represents Norwegian history 872-1814 |
It was to be named the Eidsvoll Column |
Eidsvoll was the site of the Norwegian constitutional convention |
Work halted with World War II |
The unfinished column was acquired by Elvesæter |
The Saga Column was finally finished in 1992 |
Saga Column starts with the Battle of Hafirsfjord |
Saga Column ends with the 1814 Constitutional Convention at Eidsvoll |
Saga column topped by King ??? |
Røisheim, Bøverdalen |
Turf roofed log house, Røisheim |
Log cabin, Røisheim |
Waterfall near Røisheim, Bøverdalen |
Farmland, Bøverdalen |
Route 55, Bøverdalen |
Farm, Bøverdalen |
Stave Church, Lom |
800 year old stave chuch, Lom |
Wooden steeple of Lom stave church |
Lom stave church, ca 1200 |
Lom Stabskirche |
Detail of Lom stave church |
Lom stave church |
Lom Stavkyrkje |
Lom stave church |
Lom stave church |
Lom stave church |
Lom Stavkyrkje |
Lom stave church |
Lom stave church |
Red log home west of Lom along route 15, Ottadal |
Raging Otta River at Ofossen Mill, Skjåk, west of Lom |
Ofossen Mill, Skjåk |
Ofossen Mølle |
Kultursenteret Ofossen Mølle, Skjåk |
Otta River |
Nordberg kyrkje, 1864 |
Octagonal Nordberg church along route 15 west of Lom |
Nordberg church |
Nordberg kyrkje |
Red painted Norwegian log home near Nordberg, route 15 |
Otta River at Dønfoss |
Dam on the Upper Otta River above Dønfoss |
Heggebottvatnet Dam, Øvre Otta River |
Heggebottvatnet Dam, Øvre Otta River |
Gates May Open Without Warning |
Moose territory, Route 15, Ottadalen |
Moose crossing, Norway |
Moose crossing, Norway |
Reindeer crossing, Norway |
Reindeer crossing, Norway |
Otta River |
Tree, Ottadalen |
Otta River |
Ottadalen |
Otta River |
Øvre Otta |
Mountaintops above the Otta River |
Ottadalen |
Moose habitat, Ottadalen, Norway |
Route 15 to Stryn east of the Geiranger turnoff |
Approaching Breidalsvatn from the east |
Breidalsvatn |
Breidalsvatn, Vassvendegga |
Mountains at the west end of Breidalsvatn |
Breidalsvatn |
Breidalsvatn |
Breidalsvatn 880m |
North side of Strynefjellet from route 15 east of the 63 turnoff |
North side of Strynefjellet from route 15 east of the 63 turnoff |
North side of Strynefjellet from route 15 east of the 63 turnoff |
North side of Strynefjellet from route 15 east of the 63 turnoff |
North side of Strynefjellet |
Route 15, Lægervatna, Strynefjellet |
Lægervatna, Strynefjellet |
Lægervatna, Strynefjellet |
Turnoff from Rte 15 to Rte 63 to Gerainger |
Route 63 along the Langevatn |
Grasdalsegga (1570m) |
Route 63 |
Remote hut along Route 63 |
Route 63 |
Monument marking the highest point on Route 63 (1038m/3294ft) built 1881-1889 |
Icy Djuppvann |
Grasdalsegga (1570m) |
Djuppvann - lake (1004m) still mostly frozen |
Break in the ice of Djupvann |
Djupvasshytta Hotel (1020m) |
Djupvasshytta Hotel, Djupvann lake, Grasdalsegga mountain |
Djupvann lake from the start of the Dalsnibba Road |
Djupvann lake, Grasdalsegga mountain from Dalsnibba mountain road |
Djupvann lake, Grasdalsegga mountain from Dalsnibba mountain road |
Grasdalsegga mountain from Dalsnibba mountain road |
Dalsnibba mountain road (toll) |
Dalsnibba summit, 1500m above Geirangerfjord |
Dalsnibba summit |
Geirangerfjord views are best in the morning |
Geirangerfjord and a side view of Grindalsnibba from the summit of Dalsnibba (1500m) |
View from the summit of Dalsnibba |
Geirangerfjord |
Serpentine descent of Route 63 to Geirangerfjord seen from the summit of Dalsnibba |
Rapid descent of Route 63 |
Route 63 seen from Dalsnibba |
Dalsnibba Summit |
Kiosk at the summit of Dalsnibba |
Vinsåshornet 1343m from Dalsnibba |
Dalsnibba summit |
Stone cairns on the summit of Dalsnibba |
Descending Dalsnibba mountain road |
Descending Dalsnibba mountain road |
Descending Dalsnibba mountain road |
Djupvann lake, Grasdalsegga mountain from Dalsnibba mountain road |
Dalsnibba mountain road (toll) |
Mountains surrounding Dalsnibba |
Djupvann lake |
Djupvann lake |
Djupvann lake from Dalsnibba road |
Djupvann lake and Grasdalsegga mountain |
Along Route 63 |
Snowy stream and small waterfalls along Route 63 descending from Djupvann to Geirangerfjord |
The side of Dalsnibba |
Snowy stream and small waterfalls along Route 63 descending from Djupvann to Geirangerfjord |
Along Route 63 |
Stream and summer snow along Route 63 |
Summer snow |
Descending towards Geirangerfjord via Route 63 |
Descending towards Geirangerfjord via Route 63 |
Vinsåshornet 1343m |
Side view of Grindalsnibba (left), Vinsåshornet 1343m (right) |
Vinsåshornet 1343m with waterfall |
Vinsåshornet 1343m |
Waterfall on the saddle between Vinsåshornet and Dalsnibba |
Vinsåshornet with snowfield |
10% gradient, Rte 63 from Djupvasshytta |
The 17 km road from Djupvasshytta to Geiranger loses 1000m within 7 km as the crow flies |
Vinsåshornet 1343m |
Numerous waterfalls on the side of Vinsåshornet descending towards Geiranger |
Dalsnibba seen from the road to Geiranger |
Waterfall in the saddle between Numerous waterfalls on the side of Vinsåshornet and Grindalsnibba |
Vinsåshornet |
Dalsnibba |
Waterfalls above Geiranger |
Numerous waterfalls on the side of Vinsåshornet |
Cascades deeply eroding the mountainside |
River headed towards Geiranger |
Waterfalls |
Waterfalls |
Waterfalls |
Mountain huts high above Geiranger |
Mountain huts high above Geiranger |
The landscape gets greener |
Dalsnibba |
Dalsnibba rising above the sheltered valley floor |
Farmland above Geiranger |
Geirangerfjord |
Geirangerfjord |
Geirangerfjord seen late from the east descending Rte 63 |
Switchbacks of Ørneveien (Eagle's Road) with a waterfall, Geirangerfjord |
Town of Geiranger |
Waterfall tumbling into the center of Geiranger |
Hiking destinations, Geiranger |
Gerainger looking back towards Dalsnibba |
Car ferry terminal and lower town of Gerainger |
View of Geiranger driving up Ørneveien |
View of Geiranger driving up Eagle's Road, a switchback road built in 1954 |
Geirangerfjord from Ørneveien |
A ray of evening light on the small town of Geiranger |
Dalsnibba is the mountain in the center of the frame |
Geirangerfjord |
"Downtown" Geiranger from Eagle's Road |
Geirangerfjord from Adlerstrasse |
Vinsåshornet (left) |
Geraingerfjord from the top of the Eagle's Road |