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somewhat resembling the Lake of Lucerne. The steamer passes
j\(ts, near the mouth of the Ganpnefjord, on the left, and the
imposing Feigumsfos, a fine waterfall of two leaps, 2130 ft. in height,
on the right, and next stops (1 hr.) at D«rsen (*Inn), charmingly
situated on the W. bank, near the old stone church of Dale (fine
portal).
From Døsen the traveller may ascend the Daledal by a horse-track,
passing several farms and sæters, to Gaard Kilen, beyond which there is
a steep climb over the Vidde of Storhougen (2600 ft.) to the
Vigdals-Sceter. The path then descends to the W. through the Vigdal, passing
the Suskrednaase on the right, to the fjeld-gaards of Øvre and Nedre
Vigdal. From the latter the path leads across a hill and then descends
abruptly to the Ormbergssløl. We then cross the Jostedals-Elv to
My-klemyr (p. 107) or proceed towards the X. to Gaard Ormberg and over the
bridge (p. 107) to the road leading to the church of Jostedal (p. 107), 27
Kil. from Døsen (a fatiguing walk of 9-10 hrs.; guide necessary).
From Døsen tbe steamer proceeds in another hour to Skjolden
(*Thorgeir Sulheim’s Inn, at the gaard of Eide, on the S. bank of
the Fortun-Elv), prettily situated at the head of the Lysterfjord.
To the E. rises the snow-clad Fanaraak; in the foreground, to the
right, is Eide; to the left is Bolstad. Sulheim and Halvar H. Eide
are good guides.
Skjolden lies at the entrance of the sombre Mørkereidsdal, which is
about 12Engl. 31. in length and contains the pleasant farms of Skole, Bolstad,
Flohaug, iloen, and Markereid. Beyond these are several sæters: the
Kni-rebakke-Soeter to the left, the Dul-Sæter and the Dalen-Sæter to the right,
and then the Fosse-Sæter and the Rausdals-Sæter. On both sides lofty
fjelds and glaciers rise abruptly from the valley (comp, the Map, p. 100).
From the Rausdals-Sæter we may proceed to the W. over the Fjeld and
through the Martedal and Fagerdal to the Gaard Faaberg (p. 10S) in the
Jostedal (one day).
From Skjolden to the Fortundal, the Horunger, and to Redsheim,
see pp. 159, 15S-155.
Excursion to thb Jostedal.
This excursion takes lVz-2 days. On arriving at Marifjæren (p. 104)
the traveller should immediately order a carriage, and take dinner while
it is being got ready. The drive to Sperle or Jostedal, where the night
is spent, takes 5-6 hrs., while the walker can complete the distance
in almost as short a time. On the following morning we walk or drive
to Kroken (2 hrs.) and the Nigardsbræ, returning to 31arifjæren the same
afternoon. — As the station of Alsmo (p. 107) is ‘slow’, it is usual to hire
the stolkjærre for the whole tour (to Kroken or Faaberg and back S kr.).
Riding is not recommended (horse 7 kr.)
Those who wish to pass from the upper Jostedal to the Nordfjord
proceed from Kroken, after visiting the Nigardsbræ, to P/t hr.) the Gaard
Faaberg, where they dine and obtain a guide for the glacier. The night
is spent in Faabergstel, and Gredung i Stryn (p. 190) is reached next day.
As the guides in summer prefer to cross the Jostedalsbræ at night, it is
desirable to reach Faabergstøl early in the afternoon, so as to have time
for several hours’ sleep. Within tiie last few years the Jostedalsbræ has
several times been crossed in the opposite direction via the Bergsæters
(p. 107-, comp. p. 192).
The *Jostedal, like almost all the Norwegian valleys, is a rocky
rift or ravine in the midst of a vast plateau of snow and ice. The
W. part of this plateau consists of the Jostedalsbræ (p. 100),
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