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16 Kil. Kjøk (^Station). Farther on, to the left, are the
lle-dalsfjord and LakeØiangen. Fine view of the lake, with
theStelle-fjeld, Mugnatind, and Bitihorn (see helow).
12 Kil. Beito (2460 ft.; *lnn, unpretending), the last
skyds-station. On Sundays the neighbouring peasantry assemble here
to dance their national ‘Springdans’, accompanied by the strains
of the ‘Norske Harp’.
The path from Beito to the Raufjord Hotel (guide 1(2 kr.;
comp. Map, p. 132) leads to the NAV.. and is at first nearly level,
but afterwards ascends steeply. At (1 hr.) the top of the hill is a
marshy plateau enclosed by mountains, the Mugnatind to the W\,
and the precipitous Bitihorn (see below). In 1 hr. more we reach
the Smørhul-Sæter. [By making a digression of 2-3 hrs., with a
guide, the traveller may now ascend the Bitihorn, via the Biti—
horn-Sæter(3460 ft.), bnt the excursion is easier from the Raufjord;
see below.] The path ascends steeply for 25 min. more. Extensive
view towards the S. ; quite near us. on the left, rises the
Bitihorn. The path now descends towards the N., close to the
precipitous rocks (echo). After a walk of 1 hr. across marshy ground,
passing round the Bitihorn, we reach the houses on the Raufjord,
which are inhabited in summer only. The northernmost of these
is called the —
Raufjordsheim (3575 ft.), containing six beds, and affording
tolerable food (inferior to the club-huts; charges the same). Guide
from this point to Hestevoldene l*/2, to Nybod 2, to Gjendesheim
4, Besse-Sætre 4y2, Eidsbngarden 6 kr. — The water of the
Raufjord, an arm of Lake Bygdin, is strongly impregnated with iron,
tinging the stones on its bank with its reddish colour (whence the
name, rau being the same as raud or rød, ‘red’). This desolate
region, in which several snow-mountains are visible, is beyond the
zone of trees and resembles an Arctic landscape.
The Ascent of the Bitihorn from Raufjordsheim takes
3-4 hrs. , there and back (guide unnecessary). The traveller
ascends the W. slope the whole way to the top. Several swamps
near the beginning of the ascent are avoided by keeping to the
left as far as possible. The summit soon becomes visible, serving
as a guide. For an hour the route traverses ‘Rab’ or ground
covered with underwood (juniper-bushes, dwarf birches, and Arctic
willows) and the soft soil peculiar to the Norwegian mountains,
and for another hour it ascends somewhat steeply over rock. Near
the top is a cleft with perpendicular sides, containing snow and
ice at the bottom.
The *Bitiliorn (5270 ft.) rises on the boundary between
Jotun-heim and the great plateau extending to the E. of that region. To
the W. we survey an imposing Alpine scene, and to the E. a lofty
table-land diversified with large lakes and a few peaks, while Lake
Bygdin lies immediately below, on the NAT. side of the Bitihorn.
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