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This mountain may therefore he called the ‘Rigi’ of Norway. To
the 5V. rise the mountains near Lake Bygdin, conspicuous among
which are the Kalvnahegda and Thor fin stlnder; more to the left,
the Uranaastind, the Langeskavlen, the Horunyer, and the
Kolde-dalstinder. Towards the E. rise the isolated summits of Skaget and
Mellene. and below1 us lie the Yinstervande. To the N. we
observe the grey Valdersfly, and farther distant, to the N. of Lake
Gjende, the Beshe and Nautgardstind. To the S. are Lake
Ølan-gen, the valley of Østre Slidre, and the Mugnatind, Suletind, and
other mountains.
From Ratjfjordsheim to Eidsbugarden by boat in 7-8 hrs..
including stoppages (for 1, 2, 3 persons with two rowers 8 kr.
40u.. 10 kr., 12 kr. respectively; to Nybod only, 4 kr., 4 kr. 40,
5 kr. 20 e.; those who hire a guide here may utilise him as a
rower, so that one other only need be taken]. Crossing the
Rau-fjord, the boat soon passes through the Byydinsund and enters
*Lake Bygdin (3575 ft.), the largest of the three lakes of
Jotunheim, about 15 Engl. M. in length fromE. to W., 1-2M. in breadth,
and at places 700ft. deep. On the N. side it is bounded by lofty
mountains, whose precipitous slopes afford excellent pasturage. The
large herds of cattle which graze here in summer are sent to the
Christiania market in September. The S. bank is lower and less
picturesque. Storms sometimes render the navigation of the lake
impracticable. The walk along the N. bank to Eidsbugarden
(1012 hrs.) is extremely wearisome, though all danger has vanished
since the Tourist Club improved the path and bridged the streams.
The boat skirts theN. bank. On the right we first observe the
Simd-Sater and the Breilaupa which descends from the
Kalvaa-hngda (see below). About 4 Kil. farther on is the ‘fælæger’ of
Hestevolden, whence the *Kalvaahegda (7160 affording a mag-
nificent view of the Jotunheim mountains, may be ascended.
"We next pass the deep Thorfinsdal (see below), with remains
of ancient moraines at its entrance. At the base of the
Thorfins-tind we then reach the Langedals-Sater, and near it the Nybod,
a shooting-lodge belonging to Hr. Scehli, a ‘Storthingsmand’, of
which the neighbouring cowherd has the key.
From the Nybod wTe may ascend the huge iThorfinstind (about
705U ft. ; 7 hrs., there and back), the jagged crest of which is called the
Brudefølge (‘bridal procession’). Fine survey of l.ake Bygdin and half of
Valders, and particularly of the other Thnrfinstinder to the N.. the
Svart-dalspigge, and the Knutshulstind (p. 144). This ascent should be made
iu the morning, to avoid falling stones.
From the Nybod to Lake Gjende there are two routes. One leads
to the NAY. through the Langedal, passing the Langedalstjcern, and
crossing the glacier (6200 ft.) between the SletmaHhe (7170 ft.) ou the left and
the Svavtdalspigge (7120 ft.) on the right into the Vesle Aadal. Guide 2kr.,
but rarely to be found at the Nybod. The expedition is very grand, but
somewhat toilsome. — A preferable and comparatively easy route (guide
2 kr., but unnecessary) leads to Lake Gjende in 4-5 hrs. through the
Thorfinsdal and the Svartdal. It ascends steeply at first on the \V. side of the
Thorfinsdals-Elv, commanding a view- of the whole valley, which is Sep-
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