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short distance, and leads to the S. across the Solvaagfjeld, on the
N.E. side of the Solvaagtind, to the Junkerdals-Gaard (p. 237),
a short day’s walk, with which the ascent of the Solvaagtind can
easily be combined. — From Almindingen the road next leads to
(13 Kil.) Lerjordfald. About 3 Kil. above Lerjordfald we cross the
river (‘Sundmand’ brought from Lerjordfald) near Langsandmo or
Troldhelen and reach Gaarden Berghulnæs, where a horse and guide
to Beieren and Ranen may be procured. The route now leads through
beautiful pine-wood to (11 Kil.) Storjord (quarters at the house of
the ‘Forstassistent’), in the Beierendal (p. 237). Excursion to the
Junkersdal, and route to the Dunderlandsdal, see p. 237.
The Passes to Sweden are very rough and fatiguing in summer,
fin winter they are traversed more easily, being then practicable for
Kjcerris, or reindeer-sledges, p. 271.) Between the gaard of the last
‘Opsidder’ on the Norwegian side to that of the first ‘Nybyggare’ on the
Swedish, the traveller must frequently ride 12 or even 20 hours. It is
usual to break this part of the journey hy spending anight in one of the
Lappish ‘Laotah’, or tents. At places, too, there are‘Fjeldstuer’, erected by
government for the accommodation of travellers, where shelter at least
may he procured. A guide and a supply of provisions are indispensable.
1. From the Junkersdal, the upper part of which is called Graddis,
a path leads to the S.E., passing the Godjavre, or through the Merkdal
to the Sadva Lake, Horn-Avan, and Skellefteå on the Gulf of Bothnia.
On each side of the pass there is a Fjeldstue.
2. From the Junkersdal another path leads to theN.E., passing (11 Kil.)
Skaidi, to the (17 Kil.) Balvand, and thence to the S.E. to the Horn-Avan,
where it joins the above route. The Balvand may also be reached from
the Langvand, at the W. end of the Sulitelma group, so that a circuit
from the Junkersdal to the Balvand and Langvand, or the reverse, may
be made by those who do not intend crossing into Sweden.
3. From Fagermo on the Langvand (p. 242) a route leads past the
N. side of the Sulitelma group to Qvickjock on the Lute-Elf in Sweden
(120 Kil ; 5 days). The path leads past the Rovijaur and Farrejaur to the
Virijaur (once the headquarters of Wahlenberg. the naturalist), where
Lapps with their tents are generally met with. Thence to Njungis, the
first permanently inhabited place in Sweden, and to Qvickjock (p. 37B).
The first of these routes is the easiest, the third by far the grandest.
3. From Bodø to the Island of Landegode.
This excursion, including the Kvittind, takes 8-9 hrs. We row
across in 2-3 hrs. (3-4 rowers) and land near the gaards of Kvig and
Sandvig, whence we ascend the *Kvittind (2320 ft.) in l*/2-2
hrs-(guide, Henrik of Sanden). The view from the Yarde is, perhaps,
the grainiest in the Nordland. To the N. lies the whole chain of
the Lofodcn Isles, to the E. the Sulitelma; on the S. the view
extends to the Hestmand and Threnen.
II. From Bodø to Tromsø.
315 Kil. fl9G Engl. JI.). Steamboat in llJ2 day. There are about 30
mail-steamer stations, which are not, however, all tonched at on the same
voyage. The Tourist Steamers (see p. 225), steering directly from Bodø
to the Lofuden Islands, pass Ilenningsvær (p. 21G) and enter the
Gimsø-sund. Then, skirting the N.W. side of the Jffstvaagø, they return through
the Raftsund (p. 248) towards Lødingen and Barstadharn (p. 250).
The distances are calculated from station to station.
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