We've just had a few days of sight-seeing
in our own country. Lots of driving on not so fast roads, and lots of
beautiful scenery. The other day we went hiking on small mountain in
Telemark: "Falkenuten" (= "Falcon peak"). The trail is very
special, since it's not, as usually in Norway, a dirt track with
occasional stretches of wetland, mud or water and in the end a
slipperly slope of tumbling rocks. Not this one. A team of sherpas
fron Nepal have been here, creating this wonderfu trail, made out of
large slabs of rock, securely dug into the earth, where water is lead
underneath, through "channels" dug out and framed by rock.
In the beginning, I felt like were walking through a scene in "The
the Wizard of Oz", since the beautiful paved trail winded
between young birch trees and beautiful mountain flowers.
Towards the top, where the mountain itself creates a perfect floor, we met a flock of
sheep, very curious and intrigued by our presence. My animal-loving
kids were thrilled by this.
And then, the view. Lakes, mountains, huge sky. Really the perfect afternoon hike, with my 4-year-old pratically
running all the way to the top, leading the way, while also taking the time to pick flowers.
