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Skagastølstinder and the Dyrhaugstinderpeep the snow-clad
mountains on Lakes Bygdin and Tyin. To the N. rise the Fanaraak and
the Smørstabtinder, and towards the W. stretches the enormous
Jostedalsbrce as far as the Lodalskaupe (p. 108). The traveller is
particularly cautioned against venturing too far along the sharp arete
with its loose crumbling stones.
The Mein-Sæter (3035 ft.; clean and well spoken of) is the
best headquarters for glacier-tours in the E. part of the Horunger
district. — The following pass to the Utladal affords a grand but
trying excursion (12-14 hrs.; guide indispensable). From the
Mein-Sæter we ascend the Skagastølsdal to the Skagastølsbra
(5155 ft.), cross the saddle between the Skagastølstind and the
Dyrhaugstinder, descend to the Midtmaradalsbræ (the lower end
of which is 3980 ft. above the sea), and proceed through the
Midt-maradal to the Utladal (3310 ft.). In this valley we may descend
to the right to Afdal and Vetti (p. 102), or ascend to the left to
Vormelid, a solitary group of sæters, and to the Skøgudalsbøen
(p. 156).
The Styggedalsbotn, the easternmost of the characteristic basins
of the Horunger, bounded on the W. by the Kolnaasi, on the E.
by the Simlenaasi, and on the S. by the Styggedalstind, is also most
easily visited from the Mein-Sæter.
18. From the Gudbrandsdal to Mæraak on the
Geirangerfjord or to the Strynsvand.
From Bredevangen to Lindsheim, 91 Kil. (57 Engl. 31.), road with fast
stations; from Lindsheim to Grotlid, 36 Kil. (2272 31.). and on to the
Breidaltvand, road with slow stations. From this point we row to the
other end of the lake, and ride and drive thence to Mæraak (comp. p. 163).
A peculiarity of all the routes from the Gudbrandsdal to the western
fjords is that they ascend gradually to a lofty and comparatively level
mountainous tract, after traversing which for some hours they descend
abruptly several thousand feet to the fjords. This final descent, partly
over snow, coming at the end of a long and rough walk or ride, is far
more fatiguing than the ascent at the beginning of the expedition. The
marked contrast between the wild scenery of these mountains, with their
sharp and exhilarating air, and the rich vegetation of the smiling fjords,
where the weather is often oppressively hot, may be regarded as one of
the chief curiosities of Norway, especially as these entirely different
regions are often within two or three hours’ walk of each other.
Route to Andvord and the Church of Lorn, see p. 130. By the
Church of Lom the Itodsheim road turns to the left, while our route
leads to the W., skirting the S. bank of the Ottavand (1150 ft.).
The high mountain on the left is the Lomsegg (p. 148), and that
to the right (N.) the Loms Horung (5660 ft.). The country here is
tolerably well peopled. On the slopes of the valley lie a number
of farm-houses, the lands of which are separated from each other
by long stone walls, and the rye and barley-flelds are frequently
enlivened with reapers, gleaners, and persons engaged in irrigating
.Baedeker’s Norway and Sweden. 4th Edit. 11
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