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) |