Rognstranda/Gea Norvegica Geopark

Rognstranda shows old ice-polished bedrock gneisses on the one side and a much younger limestone cliff rising on the other side of the bay. A geologist's paradise! It was very early in the morning just after leaving the ferry and the sun was not at the best spot for a good picture but I kind of like the athmosphere.

Moose petroglyphs close to Lillehammer

Of course, the moose rock carvings had to be visited! They are acutally closer to Fåberg, north of Lillehammer. It's also a nice hike down to the river (and not quite so nice going back up). Even the markers had moose carvings!

Rondane

A few impressions of Norway's oldest national park on the way to Rondvatnet and back. Most of the mountains were hiding in the fog but eventually the sky cleared a bit.

These funny figures are called the "White Priests" and are remnants of glacial deposits. The rocks on top saved the sediments below from being washed away by the rain.

Geiranger Fjord

The UNESCO World Heritage Site in quite miserable rainy and foggy weather. Unfortunately, the characteristic turquois color cannot be captured on pictures under these conditions. At least the mountain tops have a little snow powder and the steepness of the fjord is visible in any case. And the fjord is not crowded with those annoying big cruise ships destroying the whole athmosphere.
A constant danger is the possible slide of a rock wall into the fjord and the subsequent tsunami - the growing crack is montiored closely by geoscientists. Some people even have debated to blast off the critical part of the mountain but the outcome of such a measure cannot really be predicted.

Some farms are braving the harsh conditions. Unbelievable how those people managed to live there. Apparently they used to rope up the smaller children to prevent them from falling down (not sure if that is just a myth though).

The "Seven Sisters" reduced to ~3 despite the wet weather.

And the "Suitor" opposite the sisters (if I remember that one correctly).

Kråkenes Fyr

The Kråkenes Lighthouse stands on steep rugged rocks and the waves go up all the way to the top when a gale is raging. The little water splashing on these pictures seems to be rather calm for that spot but nevertheless it looks pretty :)