view from the Glacier Museum in Sogndal
11.7.2010 one stop on our way to Ålesund was Norsk Bremuseum which is beautifully surrounded by mountains
Nigardsbreen Glacier Municipality, Norway Review of Nigardsbreen Glacier Sogndal
Nigardsbreen Glacier Municipality, Norway Review of Nigardsbreen Glacier Sogndal The first step off a massive stone slab worn smooth and onto gritty, crumbled diamonds—the larger Nigardsbreen glacial ice tinged with dark crevices the shade of cornflower—is still 30 minutes out. The small boat at the end of its short journey ferrying my group across Lake Nigardsbrevatnet idles briefly, and then departs for the opposite shore as we set out on foot.Thousands of years of compacted ice continues to calve here each year, flowing down the river and beneath a wood suspension bridge that shivers under our weight, ending its journey in the lake below. Today only water roars past as we traipse across the planks, hands skimming cool metal cables on either side.Our guide stops several times to explain more about the Jostedal Glacier, of which Nigardsbreen is a glacial tongue, and how safety is an all-important step in the process of performing the glacier hike. No one is allowed on the ice without a licensed guide for obvious reasons, and in case there are those to whom it is not so obvious, it quickly becomes a reality: at our final stop before the 3-hour ice hike, several tourists not part of our group step outside of the ‘safe zone’.Our guide—shouting at the very top of his vocal register in order to be heard—manages to alert the nearest guided group, which in turn shouts to the erroneous pair and steers them back to safety. He explains his behavior to our group as we loop and twist the laces of our crampons: two hikers, acting on their own after a guided outing, ignored posted warning signs at the very same location in August 2014. The results were tragic for everyone involved.He continues on by reassuring us that, when done right, a glacier hike in Norway is like no other experience. All glacier guides at the Nigardsbreen site are nationally and internationally qualified (many with additional registrations at UIAGM/IVBV—the International Federation of Mountain Guides—and NORTIND, the Norway Association of Mountain Guides), and as he explains how he intends to keep us safe, I become more engaged and exhilarated about the climb ahead. Especially when I get a better look at the view below (click to view the larger image).We crunch up the side of the glacier on a glassy staircase, and over the span of the next three hours I begin to understand why someone might wander off on their own. The short taste of this corner of Norway almost isn’t enough. There is a near-tangible impulse to understand more of what makes the glacier system work by independent exploration.If you’re not the hiking type and prefer the educational route, there are some great alternative options. Both the Breheimsenteret Museum, with a picturesque view of Nigardsbreen outside its robust dining room and a timeline museum on the basement level (pictured below), and the Norwegian Glacier Museum (an hour and forty minutes away in Fjærland) offer exhibits designed to both please the eye and pique the curiosity.
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Norway - Dombas - Glacier Boyabreen - Center Lillehammer - 2017. in (4K)
The village Dombås lies in the Dovre municipality and serves as an administrative center in the upper Gudbrandsdal, Norway. It lies at an important junction of roads: south leading to the current capital of Norway, Oslo, west via Lesja leading to Åndalsnes on the sea and north to the old capital, Trondheim.Bøyabreen is a glacier in the Fjærland area in Sogndal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located inside Jostedalsbreen National Park, and it is a side branch of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier.Lillehammer is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was 26,639. The city centre is a late 19th-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Before Oslo's withdrawal from consideration, it was included as part of a bid to host events in the 2022 Winter Olympics if Oslo were to win the rights to hold the Games.
Jøssingfjorden
Jøssingfjorden is a fjord in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long fjord is narrow and deep and is surrounded by mountains. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Hauge. There is some settlement on the southeastern side of the fjord: the villages of Li, Vinterstø, and Bu. There is a road that runs along the southeast coast of the fjord, with sharp hairpin turns leading down from the mountains to the shore of the fjord both heading north and south from the fjord.
The Tellnes mine, one of Norway's largest titanium mines, is located in the mountains about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the fjord. The mine is run by a company called Titania, and the fjord is used as the shipping port for the company. The Nedre Helleren Power Plant is located at the head of the fjord. The electricity is generated by water from lakes located high in the mountains and the water is piped down to the sea level power plant the force of the falling water produces the electricity.
At the head of the fjord is the small Helleren farm which is now abandoned. It sits in a narrow valley with steep rock cliffs on two sides, a rock scree on the third side, and the fjord on the fourth side. The base of one of the rock cliffs stops about 8 metres (26 ft) above the ground forming a rock shelter, or heller (hence the name of the farm). The farm is preserved and is now owned by the Dalane folk museum.
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Landing on a mountain top
The airport in Sogndal, Norway, has a special location - on a mountaintop. This video shows how the landing looks from the passenger's perspective.