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Pictures taken at Sognsvann

Today I was testing out my new hiking shoes. I had initially thought about taking a walk around Maridalsvannet, but since it has only been 2 weeks since my cast came off (I broke my ankle on the 28th of May in a paintball-war) I decided to take a shorter trip. Sognsvann is a scenic little lake in Oslo. One thing that I really love about Oslo is that most of the city's territory is actually forests and lakes. So, yes,...whe are still within the capital of Norway...

So, I've been enjoying a sunny afternoon. Afterwards I met up with friends and family and had a picnic inn Slottsparken.

I'm feeling fine and my ankle I think is healing nicely, although it is a bit frustrating that I can only walk at a slow pace...but a slow pace is excellent for enjoying nature on a bright sunshiny day!

 

Claim your peaks

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Peakery is a site where you can log the peaks you climb. At present there are 150, 339 peaks (At present only 351 peaks in Norway are listed).

 

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Geiranger Trip

These are some of the photos that I took last weekend when I was in Geiranger , Norway. The absolutely stunning waterfall is Storsæterfossen .


Overlooking the Geirangerfjord.



 


My second cousin, Trond. admiring the waterfall from inside it!  

Quite steep, slippery and wet, but most definitely worth it. 


All in all a great trip - definitely recommended

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It's been on my list for a long time. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. I also would truly love to go for a glacial walk at Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalpark

Below a photo of me in Helvete Nature Park, (Helvete, means Hell in Norwegian),  Espedalen, Norway. Summer 2008

Autumn in the mountains

2 weeks ago I was at Grotli, Norway celebrating my Aunts 60th birthday. Here are some autumn photos that I took while hiking in the area. We stayed at the fabulous Grotli Høyfjellshotel.

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A fun quiz. And I'm posting because I'm bored and have very little else to do. Although even if I could survive 360 days cooped up in my apartment, with nobody to talk to and no access to the outside world. I would before the 360 days were up most definitely use my sami-knife, pick-axe and a rope and risk abseiling down the outside of the building. Otherwise I think I might go quite insane.

My own Sami-knife is a 9" Strømeng. Which I'm quite happy with. Excellent to bring along when going out on a nature hike.

Walking along Akerselva from Vaterland Bridge to Maridalsvatnet

Today I awoke early to take advantage of the good weather. I went down to Vaterland Bridge and followed the Aker River (Akerselva in Norwegian) upstream all the way to Maridalsvatnet (Which is the main source for drinking water in Oslo).

Along the river one can see many 19th Century factory buildings which used the river as a source of power.

The walk along the river was about 8-9 kilometers (and took me about 3 hours )and is quite scenic. As you can see:

Hiking-trip around Lutvatnet

Today I went to Lutvatnet (a lake) in Østmarka (Oslo, Norway). Here are some pictures from my 3 hour hike. An easy trip, but also quite enjoyable. Definetly recommendable.

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