geiranger

Very cool to see what it look like 100 years ago.


Taken in 2006:

Wow... fantastic shots !

What strikes me is the lack of trees a hundred years ago, probably due to today's reduced grazing from goats and sheep.

Speaking of goates and sheeps. you are right. The vegitation IS keapt donwn due to farming and animal grazing. This is why Norway has the worlds most beautiful fjords. There are fjords elsewhere too - e.g. in Alaska, but there are few places in the world where vegitation is keapt down by the farming and animal grazing. In fact no other creature would be able to live in the steep, rocky mountains surrounding the fjords i Norway. Where people and animal live, the trees and grass is keapt down. This is what makes the Norwegian fjords uniqe in the world.

By the way: the name fjord or fiord (pronounced /fjɔːd/ or pronounced /fiːɔːd/) has its origin from the norse (ancient norwegian language) word farda, which means to travel or to go (to the other side - accross the fjord).

Hmm, while it looks like the Geiranger-Fjord (Seven Sisters waterfall in the background). Prekestolen is at a different Fjord: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prekestolen

This is definitely the Geiranger fjord, but I think the korrekt name is Preikestolen which means pulpit in english.

Preikestolen is in Lysefjord.

Yes, there is a famous rockformation called Preikestolen in Lysefjord as well, but this one has the same name but is in Geiranger fjord. As mentioned in this link.

I'm guessing it was called Prækestolen at that time.

You won't find many people to vacation on a frozen lake - but then Norway is different isn't it?

Dette bildet er fra Djupvasshytta i Møre og Romsdal. Se f.eks. dette bildet: www.flickr.com/photos/10233859@N00/3125322830/

Tusen takk for opplysningane KnutBr! :-) Eg har oppdatert biletteksten og taggane til biletet i tråd med opplysningane dine. Elin

Important photographic evidence that the years of norwegian zombie infestation had its brighter sides.