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Salen), a long liill rising above Hammerfest, from -which dangerous
avalanches (Sneskrede) frequently fall. This is a very fine point of
view, though not high enough to afford an unimpeded survey of
the midnight sun. Ascending gradually for about “20 min. more,
we reach the summit of the Sadlen, which commands a view of
the grand glaciers and snow-mountains of Seiland and the Sørø.
This point may also be reached from the church, at the W. end of
the town, but the ascent is steep, and there is no path.
The mail-steamers sometimes, the tourist - steamers rarely,
spend 4 hrs. or more at Hammerfest; in this case the traveller should
not omit to ascend the *Tyven (1230 ft.; tufva, ‘hill’), which rises
to the S. of the town (l1 2-2 hrs.). The following directions
will enable him to dispense with a guide. A few’ paces to the E.
of the harbour we turn to the right into the valley and ascend a
slight eminence with houses; we then follow the road leading above
a lake and some pleasant-looking meadows. On the opposite bank
are seen the remains of a birch-wood, and at the end of the lake
the villas of the townspeople. We soon diverge to the right,
following the telegraph-wires , but keeping a little to the right in order
to avoid the marshy ground. The Tyven is the hill at the foot of
which the wires run. A little farther on we pass under the wires
and ascend to the left to a height covered with loose stones, pass
a small pond, and reach (1 hr.) the foot of the abrupt Tyven. Here
we turn to the left and skirt the base of a huge precipice,
ascending the somewhat steep course of a small brook, fringed with
willows (Salix arctica) and dwarf birches (Betula nana). At the top
of the gully we obtain a view of the sea towards the WJ and the
villas on the lake to the W., above which lies another small lake.
Large herds of tame reindeer, whose peculiar grunting (‘Grynten5)
is heard from a long distance, always graze here in summer. We
now ascend steeply to the right. passing an expanse of snow,
which lies on the right, and then, keeping still more to the right,
reach (3’4 hr.) the summit, which is marked by a pyramid of
stones (Varde). The Tyven, which may be called the Rigi of
Finmarken, descends very precipitously on the W. side, with the sea
washing its base, adjoining which lies a bay with meadows, a
birch-wood , and a number of houses. Towards the E. we survey
the barren and desolate Kvale, with its numerous ponds, and to
the S. and W. extensive mountain-ranges, snow-fields, and
glaciers. The islands of Seiland and Sere are particularly
conspicuous. To the N. stretches the unbounded horizon of the vast
Arctic Ocean. Of Hammerfest itself the Fuglnæs only is visible.
Another prominent feature in the landscape is the promontory
extending to the W. as far as Strømmen , over which the Lapps
drive their reindeer in spring and autumn on their way to and
from the island of Seiland. The animals swim across the
Strøm-men-Sund (comp. p. 257).
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