Bergen to Sogndal

Leaving Bergen on the E16 for a drive through the Central Fjords	Sørfjorden	Sørfjorden outside Bergen	Osterøya Bridge (rte 566)
Osterøya Bridge (rte 566)	Veafjorden	Veafjorden	House overlooking Veafjorden
Stanghelle	Stanghelle	Veafjorden	Veafjorden
Stanghelle	Stanghelle	Boathouses, Stanghelle	Stanghelle
Stanghelle	Stanghelle	E16 around Dale	E16 around Dale
E16 around Dale	Between Dale and Evanger	Between Dale and Evanger	Waterfall, Between Dale and Evanger
Waterfall, Between Dale and Evanger	Trollkonetunnelen (725m)	Between Dale and Evanger	Vosso River between Evanger and Vangsvatnet
Hand pulled seat to cross the Vosso River	Vosso River crossing	Vosso River	Fleischer's Hotel, Voss, Norway
12.20 nkr/liter = 1.47 €/liter = $7/US gallon	Church, Voss	Continuing on the E16 out of Voss towards Gundvangen	Tvinnefoss (Tvindefossen)
Tvinnefoss (Tvindefossen)	Norwegian deer crossing point	Kryssingspunkt sign	E16 between Tvinnefoss and Oppheim
Oppheim church	Oppheimsvatn	E16 northeast of Oppheim	Approaching the scenic Nærøydalen
Stalheim Hotel high above the valley floor	View from the terrace of the Stalheim Hotel looking down the Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen
Nærøydalen - one of Norway's famous scenic views	Nærøydalen	Green tree covered mountains above Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen
Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen	The E16 far below the Stalheim Hotel	Stalheimskleiva descending 18% to Nærøydalen
Runestone style carved monolith marker on the Stalheimskleiva descent from the Stalheim Hotel to Nærøydalen valley floor	Carved monolith, Stalheimskleiva	Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen
Waterfall, Stalheimskleiva	Nærøydalen	Sivlefossen	Nærøydalen
Nærøydalen	Waterfall, Stalheimskleiva	River flowing through Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen
Back on the E16 between Bergen and Oslo	E16, Nærøydalenvegen	Waterfall, Nærøydalen	Waterfall, Nærøydalen
River, Nærøydalen	River, Nærøydalen	Entering Aurland district on the E16	Aurland district
Nærøydalenvegen	Cultivated valley floor with red barn, Nærøydalen	Nærøydalen	Nærøydalenvegen
Waterfalls tumbling down the cliffs into Nærøydalen	More waterfalls	More waterfalls	Gudvagen
Gudvagen	Gudvagen	Gudvagen	Nærøyfjorden at Gudvangen
Mountain shadows overtaking Flåm	Aurlandfjorden	Aurlandfjorden	Aurlandfjorden
Red house overlooking Aurlandfjorden	Aurland	Aurland	Aurland
Aurlandsvegen, the old "snow route" over the mountains, replaced by the new 24.5 km Lærsdaltunnelen	Map showing the route of the Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen climbing up from the fjord	Aurlandsvegen
Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsfjord looking back towards Flåm	Aurlandsfjorden looking north	Aurlandsfjorden looking north
Farm on the steep hillside above Aurland	Aurlandsfjorden	Aurlandsfjorden	Aurlandsvegen
Bjørgo Lookout from the Aurlandsvegen high above the fjord and town of Aurland	Lookout from the Aurlandsvegen high above the fjord and town of Aurland - 6km by road	Aurlandsfjorden	Highlands along the Aurlandsvegen
Barn, Aurlandsvegen	Highlands, Aurlandsvegen	Rushing mountain stream	Aurlandsvegen
Snowmelt fed stream, Aurlandsvegen highlands	Snowmelt fed stream, Aurlandsvegen highlands	Aurlandsvegen	If you have time, the Aurlandsvegen is a worthwhile detour over the Lærdalstunnelen
Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen
Aurlandsvegen	Icy lake, Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen - the highest point is 1306m	Snowy landscape in June, Aurlandsvegen
Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen
Early evening, Aurlandsvegen	Transmission tower crossing the highlands	Aurlandsvegen - "snow route" open ca June 1-Oct 15	Aurlandsvegen
Aurlandsvegen	Icy blue water	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen
Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen	Aurlandsvegen
Descending back to the tree line	Very friendly sheep, Horndalen, Aurlandsvegen	Hello	They must really like their farmer
Norwegian sheep	Sorry, I have no food for you	Horndalen, Aurlandsvegen	Horndalen, Aurlandsvegen
Horndalen, Aurlandsvegen	Reaching the otherside...the route took me 1 hr 15 min from Aurland til reaching Lærdalsfjorden - 45 km	Lærdalsfjorden	Lærdalsfjorden
Lærdalsfjorden	Lærdalsfjorden	Lærdalsfjorden	The summer sun goes down very slowly
New ferry route Fodnes-Mannheller replacing Revsnes	Lærdal	Lærdal	24.5 km Lærdalstunnelen to Aurland - the 48 km mountain road is worth driving
Lærdalstunnelen	Borgund Stave Church	Borgund stavkyrkje ca 1150	Borgund Stabkirche
Borgund stavkyrkje	Borgund Stave Church ca 1150	Borgund stavkyrkje	Borgund Stave Church
Rushing Lærdalselva near Borgund	Turf roofed farmhouse, near Borgund	Lærdalselva between Borgund and Lærdal	Waterfall off the E16 near Lærdal
E16 heading back towards Lærdal	Lærdal	Waterfall	Lærdal church
Lærdal church	Lærdalsfjorden at Fodnes	Ferry crossing Lærdalsfjorden at Fodnes	Lærdalsfjorden 2200
Lærdalsfjorden	Lærdalsfjorden	Lærdalsfjorden	Fodnes-Mannheller ferry
My rental car on the Fodnes ferry heading for Sogndal	Lærdalsfjorden	Arriving in Sogndal, 11 pm	Sogndal, 2300