Around Vassbakken Camping near Skjolden (23.07.2019)

© Helwig Hauser

© Helwig Hauser

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Trip Summary

After driving from Bergen to Skjolden (for getting started with our five days hike through Breheimen), we "landed" at Vassbakken Camping in the early evening. After eating dinner, we decided to do a bit of exploration and headed into the direction of the impressive waterfall of Åselvi, first. A few minutes later, we were standing right next to it: very impressive (and easy to reach from the camping site). After stepping back down the about 80 height meters to the street (and crossing it), we continued beyond the camping site and crossed Fortunselvi on a convenient bridge. The large amounts of glacial waters had dictated this river's color and opacity: also a nice and impressive view. We then walked a little eastwards (on the northern side of Fortunselvi) to the place, where Fortunselvi makes a rather sharp turn (from a northwestern direction into a southwestern direction). There, we turned around to get back to Vassbakken Camping. When we had just meters to go (directly at the camping site, basically, we found out Skjolden apparently was an important place for Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, where he built a little house not far from Vassbakken Camping around the time of the First World War. Very interesting! Gladly appreciating the luxury of a room with a proper bed, we got ready for day #1 of our five days hike through Breheimen! :-)

Photos

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Useful Resources

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