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Overnatting på Vardafjellet
My life in Norway unfortunately ended, but still I have some issues that keep me there. And this give me a reason to visit land of trolls time to time. Of course every visit must be connected with mountain trip. For this time I planned something new. I wanted to take a tent and sleeping bag with me. In addition I shared my idea with my oldest son and I heard from him, that he would like to join me on this trip. We choose one weekend to go to Norway. I wanted to use sunny and warm weather which we could enjoy from May. In Norway forecast showed drought…
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Family trip on Gjerdesdalsvatnet-Friarane-Hovda route
Summer this year is extremely wayward. Sunny days are so few that it is difficult to enjoy the sunny weather and I ca only dream about any mountain trip. Every sun ray piercing through the clouds deserves special attention, and a few hours of rain-free weather is a good idea to do some home-work or short walks. One of these temporary breaks in the delivery of another batch of rain we decided to use for a family trip. We packed into the car and went out for one of the most frequently described routes on this blog – the trail to Friarane and Hovda. Our three small trolls got somehow…
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Håfjell and other mountains
Håfjell was on my ‘’to do’’ list for a long time. However, I could nowhere find the trail to this mountain. I realized that probably I will have to go there across country. I checked all available maps on internet and established a plan: entrance from Vestvoll to Friarane, get from there to Hovda (530m above sea level), descent, passed Friarane again and go to Litle Kjort, Brennestag and from there look for the way to the Håfjell. I wanted to descent to Blikra, which is very close to Vestvoll, so I could easily get to my car. I printed the maps and waited for the kindness of the Norwegian…
