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(dignified, with the name of ‘hotels’), so that travelling here is now
attended with no serious difficulty or hardship. The huts generally
contain clean beds and a supply of preserved meats (‘Hermetik’),
beer, wine, and other refreshments at moderate charges (bed and
food 3-4 kr. per day), but in some cases the broad bed must be
shared with a fellow-traveller. As members of the
Turist-Foren-ing, who are recognisable by their club-button, always have a
preference over other travellers. those who intend to explore this
region thoroughly are recommended to enrol themselves at
Christiania, Bergen, Throndhjem, or Fagernæs (4 kr. per annum, and
80 ö. additional for the ‘Klubknap’).
On some of the excursions the only accommodation as yet
procurable is at the sæters and ‘Fæboder’ or ‘Fælæger’, kept by
good-natured cowherds (Fakarle or Drifleknrle) who regale the
traveller with ‘Fladbrød’, milk, cheese, and butter, and can
generally provide him with a tolerable bed (ll o-2 hr. per day for bed
and food). Comp, the remarks on Sæter Life at p. 127.
The chief Points of Interest in the Jotunheim centre around
the W. end of the Bygdiu-Sjø and the Gjende-S.jø, and are most
conveniently visited from EUsbugarden (p. 138) and the
Gjende-bod (p. 140). Besides these there are several places which
command admirable views of the Horunger (pp. 153, 159); lastly
the Utladal (p. 155), the Leirdal (p. 158), the Visdnl (p. 145),
and the Galdhepig (p. 147). Unless the traveller is prepared for
a somewhat rough expedition with 8-10 hrs. walking daily, he
should content himself with walking or riding to Eidsbugarden,
ascending the Skinegg (p. 139), and visiting the ice-lake in the
Melkedal (p. 152). ‘
The following are the best Starting Points for a tour in
Jotunheim: — Skogstad and Aystuen (p. 96), from which
Eidsbugarden is a short day’s walk only; Aardal (p. 101) on the
Sognefjord, whence we proceed in 7-8 hrs. to the Vettisfos (p. 102), the
starting-point of the routes mentioned at pp. 154, 155 ; and lastly
Skjolden on the Sognefjord (comp. p. 158). On the journeys
described in R. 16, however, the traveller must be prepared for
frequent delays, with the exception of R. c, from Bredevangen
to Redsheim (p. 131). The time occupied in crossing Lake Bygdin
(p. 136) also greatly protracts the route from Fagerlund, which
is otherwise an interesting approach to Jotunheim (p. 134).
The Equipment required by the traveller is similar to that used by
Alpine mountaineers, but everything should if possible be even more
durable, as he will frequently have to ford torrents, wade through
marshes, and walk over very rough stony ground (Ur) for hours in
succession. Heavy luggage should be left behind, as it hampers the
traveller’s movements, besides requiring an additional horse for its
transport. The Guides are generally very inferior to those of Switzerland or
the Eastern Alps, and but few of them possess an ice-axe (Isøxe), ropes,
or other equipments for a glaeier-tour. The usual fee is i kr. per day.
but the charges for the different expeditions are given in eacli case. The
guide is not bound to carry more than 2 liismer pounds (22 lbs.) of lug-
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