Norangsdalen

The valley Norangs-dalen runs westwards between high mountains from Hellesylt (ferry to/from Geiranger) to Øye at Hjørund-fjorden.

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Norangsdalen is quite narrow.

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The old bridge had a direct hit. The road through the valley is closed in winter.

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A closer view of the hit

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To the left – hiding among the rocks – the stone huts of the old Stavbergsetra summer dairies.

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The former summer dairies seen from the other side

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The shallow lake Lygnstøl-vatnet came into being in 1908. Then a landslide filled the bottom of the valley most distant from the camera and this dam proved to be permanent. A summer dairy (that's what '-støl' means) was completely submerged. Closest to the camera we see the old road disappear in the lake. In the background the mountain Slogen (1564 m), well-known among mountaineers.

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This part of the old road was evidently paved and continues now into the lake.

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When the light is favourable, the stone fundaments of a summer dairy can be seen. Visiting the place in 1954, some logs from the buildings were still visible. This seems to be a stone fence.

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View eastwards from Øye towards Norangsdalen and Hotel Union. This hotel was built in the times of the English Lords – and it has kept the old style. It is discernible in the shadows to the left.

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Slogen, in the centre of the picture, seen from the other side of the fjord – Hjørundfjorden. This is Sæbø featuring a large camping site, used by sport fishers.

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