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after the road ascends through the rocky and wooded Hauyaasgjel,
or gorge of the Haugaasen, for about 300 yds. Almost
perpendicularly below us, to the right, are the Jostedals-Elv and the
Vigdøla, which here form several fine falls. To the left a glimpse
is obtained of part of the Jostedalsbræ. A little farther on we
obtain a fine *Yiew of the deep and imposing basin of -Myklemyr,
formerly occupied by a lake; to the right is the Gjel, used in
winter by sledges, while to the left is the Hompedalskulen (4820 ft.J,
above which lies the Hompedals-Sater. Directly opposite to us,
to the right, is the Vang sen (see below}, the loftiest mountain in
the Jostedal. We now descend rapidly into the basin, which has
been frequently devastated by the river, passing the farms of
Myten, Teigen, and Øen. Then —
5 Kil. Myklemyr (accommodation at Anders’1’). The route now
traverses a narrower part of the valley, passing the large farm of
Ormberg on the right, and then enters another small basin, with
the farms of Fossen and Dalen. A narrow *Gorge, with a bridge
leading to Ormberg (see p. 105), connects this basin with the next,
which contains the Sperleøer on the left, and the farm of Aasen on
the right. The road then crosses a rocky barrier, from the top of
which a good view is obtained of the Linxlen, the Jostedalsbræ, and
the basin of Sperle. Passing a school on the right we now reach
Gaarden Sperle (quarters at the Lensmand’s, good), above which,
to the left, is the waterfall of the same name, descending from the
Listelsbrce. Beyond Sperle we ascend a steep incline, at the top
of which we pass through wood and cross the Xedre Lid, where the
‘Gjel’, or ravine, of that name opens to the right. In about 3 4 hr.
we reach another beaqtiful basin, in which lies the —
Jostedals-Kirke (660 ft.). Good accommodation is obtained if
required at the house of the clergyman (‘Sogneprest’), who, however,
refuses all remuneration. Travellers who accept his hospitality
usually show their appreciation of it by sending him a memento
of their visit on reaching home.
Beyond the church we pass, on the left, the Bakkefos, which
descends from the Strondafjeld, and near it the Øvre Guard.
Another wide expansion is then reached, into which the Gjeitsdøla
precipitates itself in three beautiful falls. To the S.E. rises the
imposing Vangsen (5710 ft.), with a large glacier on its N.E.
slope, which may be visited from Jostedal (4 hrs.). Between the
valleys of Vanddal and Gjeitsdal, which here open to the right, is
the pyramidal peak of the Myrhorn, rising from the great
Spørteg-bra> behind. At the Guard Gjerdet (1 hr. from the church; milk),
we cross the stream issuing from the Krondal, which is flanked
on the right by the Haugcnaase (4260 ft.) and on the left by the
Vetlenibben and Grønneskredbra.
A path ascends hence through the Krondal and then to the left
through the lieikedal, crossing the height at the head of the latter, to
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