 The 500+ km from Oslo to Bergen make for a long day's drive |
 Holsfjorden |
 Holsfjorden |
 Steinsfjorden |
 Steinsfjorden |
 Red wooden Norwegian barn along E16 |
 ...could be Vermont or Pennsylvania... |
 Norwegians love their flag almost as much as the Danish |
 Norwegian flag |
 Route 7 north of Hønefoss, Norway |
 Norwegian farmland of Buskerud |
 Krøderen from Hallingdalsveien |
 Veikåker - along Hallingdalsveien banks of Krøderen |
 Veikåker - an old wooden church on the banks of Krøderen |
 Veikåker |
 Veikåker, Hallingdal |
 Veikåker |
 Krøderen |
 Krøderen |
 Hallingdalsveien crosses the Hallingdalselva near Flå |
 Red barn, Hallingdal |
 Hallingdalselva |
 Gol |
 Hallingdalselva near Gol |
 Gol Stave Church |
 Gol Stave Church |
 Gol Stave Church, a replica of the 1150 original now at the Norwegian Folk Museum, Oslo |
 Gol Stave Church |
 Hallingdal |
 Hallingdal |
 Torpo's new and old churches |
 Torpo's new church under renovation |
 Torpo Stave Church |
 Torpo Stave Church, ca 1200 |
 Torpo Stave Church |
 Door to Torpo Stave Church |
 Torpo Stave Church |
 Torpo Stave Church |
 Torpo Stave Church |
 Turf-roofed log house, Torpo |
 Torpo |
 Torpo Stave Church |
 Turnoff for Route 50 at Hagafoss |
 Hagafoss |
 Along Route 50 outside Hagafoss |
 Norwegian farm near Hagafoss |
 Hol |
 Hol Gamle Kyrkje, originally built ca 1200, rebuilt 16th C, 1697, 1799, 1883, 1938 |
 Hol Gamle Kirke |
 Hol Old Church |
 ...backtrack to Hagafoss to rejoin route 7 |
 Ski area at Geilo |
 Ski area at Geilo |
 Highland chalet near Geilo |
 Highland chalets near Geilo |
 Oslo Bergen Railroad running along Ustevatn |
 Haugastøl |
 Hallingskarvet rising above 1800m |
 Ustevatn |
 Thick snowcover on the highest peaks of Hallingskarvet in June |
 Climbing above Ustevatn headed west on route 7 |
 Highlands above Ustevatn |
 Highlands above Ustevatn |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Lingering snow, Hardangervidda |
 Partially frozen lake, Hardangervidda |
 Partially frozen lake, Hardangervidda |
 Partially frozen lake, Hardangervidda |
 Partially frozen lake, Hardangervidda |
 June, Hardangervidda |
 Summer snow, Hardangervidda |
 My rental car |
 Hardangervidda |
 Route 7 through Hardangervidda lined with tall posts to aid the snowplows |
 Tracked vehicle, Hardangervidda |
 Tracked vehicle, Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Earth and turf covered huts along route 7, Hardangervidda |
 Turf covered hut, Hardangervidda |
 Turf covered hut, Hardangervidda |
 Turf covered hut, Hardangervidda |
 Turf covered hut, Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Route 7 crossing the high plateau of Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 20+ hrs of sunshine in mid June |
 Long days help long drives |
 Tråastølen |
 Tråastølen |
 Start of the toll road (Bomveg) into Hadrangervidda National Park |
 Dyranut Turisthytte, Hardangervidda |
 Dyranut Fjellstova |
 Velkomen, Dyranut Fjellstova |
 Welcome Troll, Dyranut - Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Hardangervidda |
 Serious whitewater, Hardangervidda |
 I'm guessing that's unraftable |
 Whitewater, Hardangervidda |
 Whitewater, Hardangervidda |
 Descending from the Hardangervidda plateau |
 Vøringfoss |
 Vøringfoss |
 Vøringfoss |
 Vøringfoss kafeteria |
 Mountainside by Vøringfoss |
 Old road tunnel |
 Old road tunnel just past Vøringfoss |
 Descending into the Måbødal canyon |
 Måbødal |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Mountains reflected in the fjord |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Eidfjordvatnet |
 Stiganestunnelen (350m) one of many long tunnels making roads feasable |
 Rapids connecting Eidfjordvatnet with the oceanic Eidfjorden |
 Kvamsdal Pensjonat, Eidfjord |
 Eidfjorden |
 Eidfjord |
 Eidfjorden |
 Eidfjorden |
 Eidfjorden |
 Brimnes - Bruravik Ferry across Eidfjorden |
 Ferry on one of the main routes between Oslo and Bergen |
 Boarding the M/F Etne - 39 times a day, 10 minute crossing, 45 kr |
 On board the ferry |
 Crossing Eidfjorden by ferry |
 Late summer evening ferry crossing |
 Route 7 continues along the north shore of Hardangerfjorden |
 Hardangerfjorden |
 Village on Hardangerfjorden (Folkedal?) |
 Hardangerfjorden ferry from Kinsarvik and Utne to Kvannda |
 Hardangerfjorden, 2145 |
 Hardangerfjorden |
 Hardangerfjorden |
 Bridge across Fyksesund, Rte 7 |
 Fyksesund Bridge |
 Steindalsfossen |
 Sörfjorden Bridge outside Bergen 2300 |
 10 hours from Oslo (with lots of photo ops) |