Dovrefjell



Start

Late but not too late, after climbing up with some lightning and thunder, we managed to settle down high above the train station Kongsvoll.

Snøhetta

The north flank of Snøhetta, which we didn't climb. With regret we skipped the summit for not to loose time for the long march to Bjorli.
Camp above Kongsvoll Snøhetta north face


Panorama

The Stroplsjødalen, a broad valley, with the Snøhetta on the left side. For a period, this 2253 m high peak was believed to be Norway's highest mountain.

Snøhetta and Stroplsjødalen


Stropla

The Stropla river near Reinheim.

Krøsa

A small waterfall on the river Krøsa.
Stropla Waterfall on Krøsa


Signs

The trail markers with the red T always look good on photographs.

trail marker trail marker


Musk

The Dovrefjell is one of two places in the world with a wild population of musk oxen, the other being Greenland.

Ptarmigan

The mother hen got a bit upset when I took this picture. Bad luck for them. Why do they camp out on the trail?
Musk Young ptarmigan


Åmotsdalen

A view from a pass into the wide Åmotsdalen.

Pass into Åmotsdalen


Up

A trail marker on the way up to the pass with Snøhetta's flank on the left.

And down

From the pass the way goes down again into Åmotsdalen.
trailmarker on way to pass Pass to Åmotsdalen


On the way into Åmotsdalen


to Åmotsdalen to Åmotsdalen
to Åmotsdalen to Åmotsdalen


Cottongrass

Growing near a lake, our campground on the third day of our tour.

Late

The sun is about to set, a nice time for a walk-around to take some pictures.
Grass Evening


Plain mountains

The dominating mountain in the middle ought to be Stortverråtinden (1941 m). Stortverråtinden


Signpost

For us it's to the right. You can hardly go astray in Norway.

Sheep

It's almost always three of them. This Troika lives high up in Grøvudalen.
Signpost Sheep


Grøvudalen

A beautiful valley with the river Grøvu.

Grøvudalen


Valley floor

Grøvudalen enchants us with a forest.

Ants

Giant anthills govern the Grøvudalen like castles, millions of ants roam the valley. How does anybody dare put up a tent in this forest, I don't know.
Forest in Grøvudalen Antheep


Grøvudalen

A last look into the valley that was shaped by glaciers during colder times. The sky becomes cloudy...

Camp

The same day after the storm, the sky is clear again. Time to dry.
Grøvudalen Tent on Svarthammartjønna


Rainbow

This was the first sign of upcoming discomfort.

Clouds

We got wet to the bone. Watertight boots do what they are told and keep the water inside, which flows into them from above.
Rainbow Bad weather


Wide

The look at a wide landscape through a wide lens.

Near Svarthammertjønna Near Svarthammartjønna


Close

The same lens, but a different perspective, a close-up of some hawkweed.

Flower Flowers


Lake

When fed by melting snowfields, the small lakes still held some water, like this in Krøsbotnen.

Torbuvatnet

A flat lake in Torbudalen on a foggy cold day.
Lake in Krøsbotnen Torbuvatnet


Upper Eikesdalen

The next morning the fog was gone and the sky clear again.

Eikesdalen


Good weather

In the evening we put the tent up at the very first place in a dense fog. Only in the morning we could look at the beautiful surrounding land, close to the Aursjøen dam.

From camp Camp


Road

A dirt road leads up Eikesdalen, in critical places equipped with a hardtop. Electricity poles complete the impression of civilization.

Lower Eikesdalen

Eikesdalen with Eikesdalsvatnet. The valley continues into Langfjorden.
Street in Eikesdalen Eikesdalen


House

One of the small summer houses near the road in Eikesdalen.

House


Gravdalsvatnet

A side valley of Eikesdalen, which is visible in the distance and highlighted by the setting sun.

End

Evening at the end of Gravdalen, our last night up in Dovrefjell.
Gravdalsvatnet End of Gravdalen


Gravdalen

A look into this beautiful valley.

Romsdalen

Having crossed the high ground we finally look at Bjorli, our final destination.
Gravdalen Romsdalen


Station

The train station of Bjorli, where we took the train for Oslo.

Railway

The Raumabanen connects Dombås with Åndalsnes on the Atlantic coast.
Bjorli Station Raumabanen


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