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Storbreen, Jotunheimen
Storbreen - in English "the Great Glacier" - has a total area of 5.4 km² and ranges in altitude from 1500 to 2090 m a.s.l.
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Uploaded on Mar 8, 2012
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Storbreen, Jotunheimen
I have visited this glacier three times during the last 10 years. In that short span it seems to...
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Uploaded on Mar 8, 2012
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Approaching the glacier
Cold pain
The glacier is melting rapidly during the summer months. We had to cross a stream of melting water...
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Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012
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Crossing Leira
Next morning we made a short hike up to a glacier. In the beginning it was a bit dull but after a few hours the weather cleared.
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Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012
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Leirvassbu
Holger poses in front of Leirvassbu - one of the larger mountain lodges on the edge of the national park.
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Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012
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Antennaria dioica (Mountain Everlasting)
The Mountain Everlasting - or Catsfoot - is very common in all Scandinavian countries.
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Uploaded on Mar 6, 2012
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Melampyrum sylvaticum (Small Cow-wheat)
I have never seen this plant with red leaves - I guess it has to do with the minerals in the soil.
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Uploaded on Mar 6, 2012
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Coeloglossum viride (Frog orchid)
Due to intensive farming practices this orchid unfortunately no longer grows in my home country.
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Uploaded on Mar 6, 2012
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Butterfly on Gymnadenia conopsea
A Small blue (Cupido minimus) on an orchid a bit past its peak flowering.
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Uploaded on Mar 6, 2012
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Evening sky
Quarter to ten before closing the tent the sun was still low on the horizon behind the mountains.
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Uploaded on Mar 4, 2012
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Leirvatnet landscape
We were extremely lucky with the weather. The air was almost 15 degrees and the sun was out most of the day.
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Uploaded on Mar 4, 2012
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Hurrungane landscape
Jotunheimen i central Norway holds the highest mountains of Scandinavia.
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Uploaded on Mar 4, 2012
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River Leira
We camped next to the river. The photo is taken at 10.00 pm.
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Uploaded on Mar 4, 2012
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Coloured lake
The colour comes from tiny particles released from the glaciers. I like how the hut and boat mimic the colour of the lake.
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Uploaded on Mar 4, 2012
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Crossing the snow
To reach the summit of Kyrkja we had to cross a few patches of snow.
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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2012
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Storen in the distance
Store Skagastølstind - or Storen - is the 3rd highest mountain in Norway.
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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2012
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Greg at the summit
After some hesitation at the last steep point, Greg finally reached the summit of Kyrkja. It felt...
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Uploaded on Mar 2, 2012
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