Our 2018 Norway Trip

[bvddobb]

This September, we did another Norway Trip, this time concentrating on the eastern parts and the mountains. You can find and interactive map of our trip on Google Maps, under this link.

Short explanation:

• the blue parts are tracks we still had on our 'to do' list;
• the red parts indicate our wandering from one to the other;
• our camping spots are indicated;
• and some photo spots as well.

 

[bvddobb]

We have a 13 min. YouTube video with an impression of our trip:

 

[bvddobb]

And for those who can stomach it: a LARGE photo album (2286 photo's...) under this link.

 

[Jabberwocky]

And for those who can stomach it: a LARGE photo album (2286 photo's...) under this link.

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I assume the car graveyard is at Bastnas. Looks like a very eire place. Imagine spending Halloween there!
Large photo album yes, but great record. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sapto]

Wow! Thanks for sharing!
Some lovely pictures!

 

[H Marriage]

Wow indeed! Some amazing photography! I really enjoyed watching your video - absolutely brilliant. We spent five weeks in Norway over the summer - wish I’d come back with an audio-visual like that! Thank you so much for sharing it with fellow California enthusiasts.

 

[Hotel California]

Looks suberb !
Seems like a nice trip.

 

[Skewif]

Great photos! Thanks for taking the time to post.

 

[bvddobb]

I assume the car graveyard is at Bastnas. Looks like a very eire place.

Yes, it is.

 

[David Marsh]

Brilliant, loved it all and really did look at each and every photograph. Thank you for sharing your journey.

 

[Philip]

Loved it. Travelled in the Norwegian Eastern part/Swedish western part in 2014 & 2016.
Femunden is like travelling in another world, almost no human beings... and when the sky is clearing after showers, the magic is taking place. I could sit there and just watch the landscape and the weather changing with the wind and your breathing as only soundtrack. It would be paradise if there were no midges - maybe these are gone in September ?

 

[Sp0_0k]

Just got back from 16k trip 100 days. But our map would look more messy covering like every spot of the country back and force . The only sad change after many years traveling there, the drivers getting slightly more aggressive and insanely more tourists this year. Lots from France and Spain what pretty surprised us.

 

[bvddobb]

It would be paradise if there were no midges - maybe these are gone in September ?

We have been to Norway many times, but only ever saw midges on Hardangervida, in 2012. That was the only time we were there in July/August, usually we are earlier or later in the season.

 

[bvddobb]

our map would look more messy covering like every spot of the country back and force

Well, if we combined the maps of all our Norway trips, it would look a lot more messy, too!

 

[Philip]

We have been to Norway many times, but only ever saw midges on Hardangervida, in 2012. That was the only time we were there in July/August, usually we are earlier or later in the season.

Really looking forward going back out of season when we will travel without the children again.

 

[Wesel]

Preparing our trip to Norway for next year, your Gpx files would interest me a lot. Is it possible to receive them in PM?

 

[bvddobb]

Preparing our trip to Norway for next year, your Gpx files would interest me a lot. Is it possible to receive them in PM?

We'd love to, but we can't PM (i.e. "start a conversation" with) you, I think you need to be a VIP member to be able to use private conversations.

As a bit of extra inspiration, then, an impression of our 2014 Norway trip:

 

[kurienp]

Thanks to Weasel for bumping this thread up. @bvddobb , amazing travels. Thank you for sharing. Looking through all your past posts as well. Good read.

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[bvddobb]

We'd love to, but we can't PM (i.e. "start a conversation" with) you, I think you need to be a VIP member to be able to use private conversations.

@Wesel, here are our 2018 Norway mountain tracks, all in a zip-file (attachment)

 

[Wesel]

@Wesel, here are our 2018 Norway mountain tracks, all in a zip-file (attachment)

Thank you very much. I started to look for routes in this part of Norway. Your itineraries will be useful to me and will be part of the trip. As we practice hiking a lot, I am looking for routes that can combine beautiful mountain roads, beautiful landscapes and hikes. And also the spots to camp at night. That's enough to occupy my long winter evenings.

 

[bvddobb]

That's enough to occupy my long winter evenings.

If you're interested, here is more, from our earlier trips... Have fun, this winter!

 

[bvddobb]

@bvddobb , amazing travels. Thank you for sharing. Looking through all your past posts as well. Good read.

Glad you like them, @kurienp !