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and soon reaches the beautifully situated town of Aalesund
(p. 171).
From Sjøholt to Molde. The road at first gradually ascends
through the prettyØrskogdal to a moorland plateau, in which lies a
small lake. The traveller will here notice numerous lLoer\ or small
huts for containing the hay; the long poles are for marking the way
in winter. We then cross the boundary between the Bergens-Stift
and the Throndhjems-Sti.ft, and descend into the Skorgedal.
If) Kil. Ellingsgaard (575 ft.; no accommodation). To the right
rises the Brustind, to the left the Ysttinder. The valley becomes
more attractive. Beyond Viktn the road skirts the W. hank of the
beautiful Tresfjord, passing several gaards, crosses the mouth of
the narrow Misfjord, and reaches —
11 Kil. Vestnæs (*Inn, D. 2 kr.), a scattered village with a
church,beautifully situated near the Motdefjord. Steamboat to Molde
almost every day and to Veblungsnæs (p. 199) four times weekly
(comp. Communicationer, Nos. 260 A, 264). The private steamer
of the Grand Hotel at Molde (p. 194) often makes extra-trips on
Sunday. If the steamer does not suit, we cross the fjord by boat in
2’’2-3 hrs. to (13 Kil.) Molde (see p. 194).
22. The Valleys of Stryn, Loen, and Olden.
Comp, the Map, p. 168.
As the steamer (’Nordfjord’; see Communicationer, 252 H) visits the
Nordfjord only twice a week, comparatively few travellers can avail
themselves of it. A small local steamer plies twice daily from Faleide to
Visnæs, Loen, and Olderen, which may also he reached thence by small
boat in 1, 2, and 2’/2 hrs. respectively (with two rowers. 2 kr. 40 ø.). All
three of these places contain comfortable inns, Loen perhaps furnishing
the best quarters for those^who do not wish to change from night to
night. Wraps should always be provided for the return home in the
evenings. The ‘Rorskarle’ of the Strynsvand, Loenvand, and Oldenvand
also act as guides; but in the actual glacier-climbing they are of
comparatively little service. The traveller must take with him his own
provisions, as in the valleys generally only milk and hread can he obtained.
7’«£eWe(seep. 184) lies on the Indvikfjord, the innermost branch
of the Nordfjord, 6 Kil. from Visnæs, 10 Kil. from Loen, and 13 Kil.
from Oldøren. The passage across the fjord to any of these places
is very fine. As far as Visnæs we see the Aarheimsfjeld rising in
front of us, with the Grytefjeld to the N. Farther on, on the way
to Loen and Oldøren, rises the Skaatan (6355 ft.), with its
glacier-filled ‘Skal’, or howl, opening to the N.E.; to the right are the
Sundenibben (p. 191) and the Auflemsfjeld (p. 191), behind which,
as we proceed, the Melheimmibben (p. 191) also comes into view. To
the KJ of the Aarheimsfjeld rise the QvheimsfjeUI (ascended from
Rake in 2 hrs.: magnificent view) and the Lofjeld (still more
extensive view). To the S. we now gain an uninterrupted view of the
Oldendal, with the Store Ceceliekronn (p. 193; to the W.) and the
RarnefjeldsbriP.
The three valleys Stryndal, Loendal, and Oldendal, opening
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