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nnase. Farther on, to the left, rise the Glipsfjeld and (beyond
Ilefnastangen) the huge Blejan (see below). To the right,
charmingly situated on the Amblebugt (p. 112), lies Am6ie(IInsum’s Inn),
which is touched at hy some of the steamers. In front of us is
the Fresviksfjeld, with its glaciers. The steamer then passes the
Indre Frøningen and calls at (1(2 hr.) Ytre Frøningen on the
main fjord. On a green plateau, about 400 ft. higher, lies
the School House, attended by the children of this very
scattered district.
From Ytre Frøningen the huge *Blejan (5560 ft.) may be ascended in
G-7 firs.; it commands an admirable view of the Sognetjord, the
Joste-dalsbræ , the Horunger, the Jotunheim Mts., the Hallingdal, and Voss.
The fjord itself is best seen from the brink of the Lemeggen (5190 ft.), a
cliff descending almost perpendicularly to the N. — The ascent from
Frøningen is steep. An easier route is from the Vindedal (p. 103; poor
accommodation), which may be reached from Lærdalsøren by small boat.
The best plan is to pass the night at the Vindedals-Sæter, IV2 hr. above
the Vindedal and 2-3 hrs. from the top.
The steamboat turns to the left and steams round the Suganws
into the *Aurlandsfjord (see the Map, p. 100), passing the
precipitous Nuten to the right. To the N.W, lies Lekanger (p. 114),
below the Gunvordsbrce; to the S. rises the Syrdalsfjeld with the
Steganaase (see below). The Aurlandsfjord and the Ncerøfjord
which diverges from it (see below) are two enormous ravines with
precipitous rocky banks, 3000-4000 ft. in height, forming the
slopes of the higher mountains behind, most of which are not
visible from the lake. As these banks are rocky and barren, they
are almost entirely uninhabited; but houses are occasionally
observed high above the lake, perched on some apparently inaccessible
rock. Over these abrupt slopes are frequently precipitated
waterfalls of great height, partly perpendicularly, and partly in the
form of streaks of foam gliding over the dark-brown rock, and
reflected in their whole length in the unruffled water of the
sombre fjord. Their monotonous murmur alone breaks the profound
silence of the scene.
The first place in the Aurlandsfjord is Buene, to the left, with
a ‘slide’ for shooting down timber from the forests above. Then
Simlenæs, and farther on the Fyssefos to the right, and Brednces or
Breinaes, a group of poor houses on the left. The Kolar-Elv and
Ko-lartop are also seen to the left.
We next steer between the capes of Narønas and Beiteln and
enter the strikingly grand and severe *Nærofjord, the S.W. branch
of the Aurlandsfjord (comp, the Map, p. 108). At the entrance
to this fjord we see in the distance the lofty mountains on the W.
side of the Nærødal (p. 111). To the left rises the Krogegg, to the
right descends the Lcegde-Elv, forming a waterfall nearly 1000 ft.
high. Farther on a fine view is enjoyed to the left of the snowy
amphitheatre of the Steganaase, beyond which is the Gjeiteggen,
lying even at noonday in a dark shadow. A little beyond Dyrdal,
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