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prettily situated gaard with a steamboat-pier, 56 Kil. from Heen,
is the terminus of the steamboat-route. To the right lies Gaarden
Hougsrud, one of the largest farms in Yalders. Farther on, to the
left, is the Tolleifsrudkirke, where our road is joined by that from
lldjarnstad in the Øvre Hedal (p. 89). We now reach Dokken
i Søndre Aurdal. To the left diverges the old road, now a
sæter-track only, to the Hedal (see p. 89); and on the same side of the
road we afterwards pass the huge rocky precipice of Morkollen.
From the left, farther on, descends the Muggedals-Elv. Scenery
picturesque and pleasing, particularly in the neighbourhood of the
Søndre, Midt, and Nordre-Garthus farms.
23 Kil. Storsveen (good quarters). To the left, farther on, rises
the Thronhusfjeld, and on the right the Fonhusfjeld. We then
cross the Høleraa. The road now follows the W. (right) hank,
and skirts the Svartvikfjeld, with its overhanging rocks and ‘giant
cauldrons’ (hollows formed by the action of water). The Soleiblomsl
or Smørblomst (a kind of ranunculus) is frequently seen by the
wayside. We now reach the large basin of Bang f Søndre Aurdal, with
its numerous farms, its church, and parsonage, all on the opposite
hank of the river. A good road, passing Krammermoen (good
quarters at Christensen’s), leads hence to Gravdal and (11 Kil.) Sveen
(see p. 92).
12 Kil. Fjeldheim (good quarters), close ’beside the beautiful
Storelrufos, formed by. the Bægna.
On the left, farther on, rises the pointed Hullekolle, at the
base of which is Reinlid, with its ancient Stavekirke (p. 22), the
road to which diverges to the left near the Bægna bridge (1 hr.).
Our road crosses the bridge and turns to the left, entering the upper
region of the valley of the Bægna, while the road to the right leads
to Kræmmermoen, Bang, and Sveen. Fine mountain-scenery. The
road soon quits the valley and ascends the Jukamsklev in long
windings, whence we obtain a striking view of the rapid river
below. — Beyond Hengen we obtain a noble *View of the
snow-mountains of Jotunheim bounding the valley of Østre Slidre, the
Kalvaahogda, the Thorfinstinder, and the other mountains near
Lake Bygdin (p. 137). On the right we observe the road which
crosses the wooded Tonsaas to Gravdal (p. 90). The road then
descends to Gaarden Motet. Over the door of the gaard are the
quaint verses —
Hat her mit Huus i Fred ‘Her seder jeg mit Brød,
For hveert Misundheds jWye, Her frygter jeg min Gud;
Thi den misundte Jord Velsignet er liver den
Den lær sig ogsaa pløye.’ Som her gaar in og ud.’
[May my house stand here in peace from every eye of envy ; (but I care
not) for the envied earth can equally well be ploughed. Here I eat my
bread and fear my God. Blessed lie every one that passes in and out.)
The scenery beyond this point is less interesting. The road
runs chiefly through wood, and again ascends, soon uniting with
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