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THE TWIN FALLS OF THE SKIEGGEDAL. 269
by the treading down and bruising of the herbs growing
between the boulders. Following this, we came upon
some bear’s clung, but did not catch a sight of Bruin
himself. Had I been alone I should have preferred
steering in the opposite direction; but Jacob assured me
that the "bear, unless wounded, or its young molested,
will never attack a man: that he has been within a
yard of a bear, and the bear has civilly walked on. He
was very anxious to track this one to its lurking-place,
as there is a price set upon the heads of bears by the
government; he had also a personal objection to these
animals as tenants upon his property, which extends
hereabouts. I would recommend the enterprising
Englishman before alluded to, who has been
bear-liunting in Norway for the last three years but has
not yet seen a bear, to try this valley, and consult
Jacob.
Jacob informed me that only two other Englishmen
had, within the memory of man, visited this valley;
and that I was the first who had explored these twin
falls: the other Englishmen having only visited the
Ringeclals Foss.
I should recommend all tourists who are tolerably
strong on foot, to make an excursion up this valley.and
visit these falls. The wildness of the valley itself, and
its very remarkable glacier ruins, well repay the rough
journey; and both of the falls are worthy to rank
amongst the finest in Norway.
Some fine glimpses of the Folgefond and the fiord
are obtained in looking down the valley from the upper
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