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These mountains looks only half their size due to some distortions from the wide angle lens. ;) I have added a note to indicate where Dalsnibba viewpoint is and that is 1500 meters above sea level. The picture in my comment below was taken from there and in that picture there is also a note to indicate where this picture was taken from... ;)) To the left in this picture you can see Geiranger and to the right you can also spot a quite fameous waterfall known as The Seven Sisters. Hope you all have a great day!
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~Anonymous
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
~Unknown
~EXPLORED Aug 20, 2010 #320 (highest position) - My first photo ever in explore!! =D
I know...I said no more from this place. But I stumbled upon this one and couldn't help myself. Please don't hate me for it... ;)
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe
Another shot from the beautiful Hardangervidda National Park (just when you thought I was finished with that place, right? =D)
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-Winnie the Pooh
Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. . . it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything
~Aaron Sussman
Right ahead is Sunnylvsfjorden and Hellesylt and to the left you can see the entrance to Nordalsfjorden.
The photo is shot from MSC Poesia while sailing on Storfjorden in utterly beautiful Norway.
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“I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.”
~Unknown
"...the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us the sense that we can hold the whole world in our heads—as an anthology of images."
~Susan Sontag
This is my upload number 500... It's almost like a jubilee or anniversary, right??! Do I get a cookie?? =D I was actually quite happy with the b/w version of this one too so I might upload that one tomorrow...
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Artania passes Geiranger fjord. Artania approaching Hellesylt in the Sunnylvs and Geiranger fjord
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Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the Irish: carn (plural cairn) or Scottish Gaelic: càrn (plural càirn). Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas. They vary in size from small stone markers to entire artificial hills, and in complexity from loose, conical rock piles to delicately balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering. Cairns may be painted or otherwise decorated, e.g. for increased visibility or for religious reasons.
In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. Since prehistory, they have also been built as sepulchral monuments, or used for defensive, hunting, ceremonial, astronomical and other purposes.
(from wiki)
These cairns have the best view in the world! Geiranger and the Geirangerfjord in the background.
Maybe because it's entirely an artist's eye, patience and skill that makes an image and not his tools.
~Ken Rockwell
Shot from Storebjørn. Sandelvbrean (glacier) in bottom of picture. Highest peak is Storen at 2405 meters, third highest mountain in Norway.
Kveld ved vatnet
EVENING BY THE LAKE
Kvelden har
gjeve dagen fri.
EVENING HAS
GIVEN THE DAY OFF.
Ro.
SILENCE.
Berre eit
stille vak
ONLY A
QUIET FISH JUMP
gjennom
vassflata.
THROUGH
THE WATER'S SURFACE.
Myrke tretoppar
i kontur mot
himmelranda
i møte med
ei ny natt.
DARK TREETOPS
IN CONTOUR AGAINST
HORIZON
IN THE MEETING WITH
A NEW NIGHT.
Ei natt
berre slik
fjellet
gjev det.
A NIGHT
ONLY LIKE
THE MOUNTAIN
GIVES IT.
~ Rannveig B. Bakken ~
My album of beautiful reflections:
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Med sine 1586 meter er Råna det høgste fjellet i Sykkylven. Fjellet har fått sitt namn fordi det minner om toppen av eit råselgl, når en ser det frå havet. Engelskmannen Geoffrey Hastings med følgje, foretok den første registrerte oppstigninga til toppen av Råna. Dette skjedde i 1889. Berre åtte år seinare (30.juli, 1897) klatra engelskmennene E.C.Oppenheim og G.Arbuthnot, saman med sogningen Johannes Vigdal, den kvasse og dramatiske nordaustegga. Dette vart regna som ei stor klatrebragd. (Fjellhugboka, 1996)
With it's 1586 meters Råna is the highest mountain in Sykkylven. The mountain got it's name because it looks like a square sail, seen from the sea. The englishman Geoffrey Hastings with crew, where the first to officially ascend the top in 1889. Only eight years later (30. july, 1897), E.C.Oppenheim and G.Arbuthnot, together with a chap from Sogn and Fjordane, Johannes Vigdal, climbed the sharp and dramatic north-east edge. This was seen as a great achievement.
(Text from our local climbing book, Fjellhugboka 1996)
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.
Og Mandino
(1923 - 1996)
"My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, "Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim."
~Paula Poundstone (American Comic, b.1959)
As always, you can see these pictures larger without the frame at my website I hope you all have a great weekend!
To me, this is paradise…! Hope you all have a great weekend!
Exif
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture: f/11
Exposure Time: 1/160
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 100
When the wind calls,
You know,
That somewhere in the mountains,
It has found the answers that you were looking for.
The pull of the horizon overcomes the inertia of reason...
And you just have to go
-Vikram Oberoi
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…is the name of this waterfall and in the back you can get a glimpse of how the fjord is surrounded by these tall mountains on all sides. Notice the old farms location in my note… I wish you all a great weekend and thank you very much for all your previous comments, views, favs and invites!
Facts from wiki:
The Seven Sisters (Norwegian: De Syv Søstrene or Dei Sju Systrene, also known as Knivsflåfossen) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway. The waterfall consists of seven separate streams, and it is located along the Geirangerfjord in the municipality of Stranda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The waterfall is located just south of the historic Knivsflå farm, across the fjord from the old Skageflå farm. The falls are about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the village of Geiranger.
The tallest of the seven has a free fall that measures 250 metres (820 ft). The legend of the seven sisters is that they dance playfully down the mountain, while a single waterfall opposite the seven sisters (known as the Courter, or Suitor) flirts playfully from across the fjord. In Norwegian, 'The Suitor' is Friaren.
Exif
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture: f/11
Exposure Time: 1/200
Focal Length: 12mm
ISO: 100
(From Wikipedia)
Hardangervidda National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location Buskerud, Hordaland, and Telemark, Norway
Nearest city Bergen
Coordinates 60°3′N 7°25′ECoordinates: 60°3′N 7°25′E
Area 3,422 km2 (1,321 sq mi)
Established 1981
Governing body Directorate for Nature Management
Hardangervidda National Park (Norwegian: Hardangervidda nasjonalpark), at 3,422 square kilometers, is Norway's largest national park. It spans from Numedal and Uvdal in the east and Røvelseggi and Ullensvang in the west across the Hardanger mountain plateau (Hardangervidda). Designated as a national park in 1981, today it serves as a popular tourist destination for activities such as hiking, climbing, fishing, and cross-country skiing. The Norwegian Mountain Touring Association (DNT) maintains a comprehensive network of huts and paths across Hardangervidda. The Bergensbanen railway line and the main Highway 7 cross the plateau.
It has the southernmost stock of several arctic animals and plants. Its wild reindeer herds are among the largest in the world.
Several hundred nomadic stone age settlements have been found in the area, most likely related to the migration of the reindeer. Ancient trails cross the plateau, linking western and eastern Norway; one example is the Nordmannsslepa linking Eidfjord and Veggli in the Numedal valley with Hol and Uvdal.
The name Hardangervidda is put together by the name of the district Hardanger and the finite form of vidde, 'wide plain, large mountain plateau'.
Hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!
This capture is from Sunnylvsfjorden in Norway.
It's from a beautiful june morning and shot while cruising to Hellesylt and later the so famous Geiranger and Geiranger fjord.
Deep dive into the archive. Taken in Hardangervidda National Park july 2010.
Thank you very much for all your wonderful comments, favs and invites on my previous uploads!
Can't even begin to tell you how much I love the mountains… Sorry for the post and run, I'll try my best to catch up tonight and tomorrow! Enjoy your weekend, everybody!
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On top of the famous the 1476 meter high Mt. Dalsnibba in Geiranger, Norway.
Read more about Dalsnibba here: Dalsnibba
and here:www.dalsnibba.no
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