After an early breakfast we set out on the path along the
river and canyon to the Hallingsfallet falls.
This canyon is very impressive and the falls at the end spectacular and
well worth the walk in. Rob decided they
were better than Niagara, especially their setting in the wilderness.
To make the morning
even more special we were lucky enough to see a nest of three young raven
chicks half way down the canyon wall.
Back to the van and onward around the
wilderness road. We travelled past lakes
and forests climbing steadily up and past the tree line onto the mountain
plateau. Patches of snow were still in
abundance and many of the lakes were still partly frozen.
Bird life at first
seemed very sparse, but we were not allowed to leave the roadside because the
rangers had to close off all the paths due to some despicable idiots who had
been stealing the ground nesting birds eggs.
As usual a few people spoiling it for the majority. Nevertheless, the sun came out, and from our
van we spotted five new species of bird for us!
The landscape beautifully austere and the only sound was the rush of
water over the cascades.
The end of the day saw us parked alongside the biggest cascade
we have yet encountered, Trappstegsforden at Njakafjall.
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