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In most places these steep slopes terminate in a
precipice of considerable depth, with the torrent roaring
below. It is something like walking on a slated house-
roof of gigantic dimensions. The glacier slopes in this
valley are even more remarkable than those of the
Justedal.
After two or three hours of this sort of scrambling,
I came upon an oasis amidst the desolation, on which
oasis are two farms. I asked for Jacob, to whom I had
been recommended by the pastor of Ullensvang. Jacob
is the principal farmer, and owns the greater part of
the valley. I found him working in a field, and he
took me to his home, he and his wife bidding me a
kind welcome. They are a young couple, recently
married ; and the house, though poor, is clean and
comfortable. They gave me a supper of lake trout and ale,
and a good straw bed, with clean blankets and no fleas,
in an adjoining building.
After breakfast of trout and coffee, I started for the
falls, under the guidance of Jacob. We first crossed a
little lake, then went on farther to a large one, some
four or five miles long: a wild mountain tarn, with
precipices around. Over one of these, at the upper
end of the lake, is the llingedals Foss, called also the
Skieggedals Foss. It is a very beautiful waterfall, about
600 or 800 feet high: the stream just grazes the rock
nearly all the way, spreading into a snowy sheet, and
throwing out a vast amount of spray. It is something
like the Mongefoss ; not so high, but the quantity of
water much greater: it is, perhaps, the most beautiful
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