Vardts

August 10 - Today we were in beautiful Geiranger, at the head of the fjord that's pictured at the beginning of our blog. We went our separate ways, Katie hiking to a waterfall, and I to Mt. Dalsnippa. The mountain towers above the fjord to a height of about one mile. The ride to the summit is a nail-biter as it travels through nearly twenty 180 degree turns with straight drops down. The views made the trip worthwhile as we saw the surrounding peaks, the Blue Glacier, and, from the summit, the Geiranger Fjord. At the top there were hundreds of these small piles of stone. Our guide, Leonardo from Naples, explained the Norwegian tradition of building vardts as the little cairns are called. Norwegians believe that if you build a vardt in a place, you will return there one day.

- Written by Ann