I finally found an opening to do this again.
The google map sums it up to ~600 miles/three days - narrow and mostly empty roads [thumbsup]
http://goo.gl/maps/o3ia (http://goo.gl/maps/o3ia)
The two videoIZ are just east of the blue marker dots on the map.
Måbødalen/Vøringsfossen and Lysebotn/Suleskar.
(I need a GoPro and editing skills...)
Hardangervidda
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Vestjuli12001.jpg)
Hardanger Fjord
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Vestjuli12006.jpg)
Lyseheiene
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Vestjuli12019.jpg)
1894 Hotel Dalen
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Vestjuli12021.jpg)
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Vestjuli12029.jpg)
Vest juli 12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glEeXlLAsEY#)
Going up 3,300 feet - 1st gear turns - not my thing, but enjoyable enough.
Promised two younger Danish guys they would be on YouTube (skip the last part if you want, but the scenery is nice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-8L057-ffs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-8L057-ffs#)
Absolutely beautiful, your a lucky man living in that environment
Awesome! [thumbsup]
that last bit riding through the rocks, along that lake, was my favorite part [thumbsup]
Very nice!
Beautiful - thanks for posting
Beautiful riding country. Thanks for sharing.
Another
What a privileged Ducatilife I live [Dolph]
500 open country/mountain miles.
If you'd like to see details, I suggest googling or maps.googling Valdresflya, Sognefjell and Sagasøyla
http://www.google.no/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_noNO425NO426&q=sagas%c3%b8yla (http://www.google.no/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_noNO425NO426&q=sagas%c3%b8yla)
http://youtu.be/UXYZ1_QmRdU (http://youtu.be/UXYZ1_QmRdU)
http://youtu.be/rd1jwF99okA (http://youtu.be/rd1jwF99okA)
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Touring%20misc/ValdresflyaSognefjell010.jpg)
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Touring%20misc/ValdresflyaSognefjell007.jpg)
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Touring%20misc/ValdresflyaSognefjell004.jpg)
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Touring%20misc/ValdresflyaSognefjell015.jpg)
Nice pics stopin'...even better videoIZ!
WTH?! ??? >
Quote from: stopintime on July 22, 2012, 02:11:40 AM
The two videoIZ
>:( [bang]
Hi stopintime.
Nice pictures, looks like some great rides.
Me and a buddy went for a 6 day trip to Norway (from Sweden) just last week. Our trip went through Skien-Rjukan-Lysebotn-Preikestolen-Odda-Geilo-Kongsberg. Super great roads with smooth curves and very good paving. Not sure how you do it in Norway to prevent frost damages to the roads [thumbsup]. They are so smooth most of the time. Rode through some twisties as well and they're cool but I'm having the most fun on the not so twisty roads, where the curves are not 180 degrees [Dolph].
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/Norway1.jpg)
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02135.jpg)
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02143.jpg)
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/20120808342.jpg)
Sorry for the tread jack, hope you don't mind [beer]
Nice to hear that you enjoyed it [thumbsup]
Road surface is worse above the tree line (~900 m above sea level) and during spring until it settles in late May.
The trick is to use a rock/gravel base that is deep enough - I think the Norwegian standard is 90 cm/3 feet.
[Dolph]
Quote from: DesmoPete on August 14, 2012, 01:51:47 PM
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/20120808342.jpg)
Sandwich shots. Is this a Scandinavian thing? I like it.
Quote from: stopintime on August 14, 2012, 02:49:14 PM
Nice to hear that you enjoyed it [thumbsup]
Road surface is worse above the tree line (~900 m above sea level) and during spring until it settles in late May.
The trick is to use a rock/gravel base that is deep enough - I think the Norwegian standard is 90 cm/3 feet.
[Dolph]
In NH they have a different standard...
something like if the rock doesn't protrude past the pavement more than 3 or 4" it's all good. [thumbsup]
Quote from: DesmoPete on August 14, 2012, 01:51:47 PM
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02135.jpg)
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02143.jpg)
wow...........
Quote from: ducpainter on August 14, 2012, 05:34:19 PM
In NH they have a different standard...
something like if the rock doesn't protrude past the pavement more than 3 or 4" it's all good. [thumbsup]
Then, let's just call it good and ride [Dolph]
Quote from: ungeheuer on August 15, 2012, 04:40:52 AM
wow...........
... and it's free for all to enjoy - even Aussies [thumbsup]
Quote from: stopintime on August 15, 2012, 05:27:56 AM
Then, let's just call it good and ride [Dolph]
... and it's free for all to enjoy - even Aussies [thumbsup]
Suspension is a wonderful thing. [Dolph]
Quote from: DesmoPete on August 14, 2012, 01:51:47 PM
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02143.jpg)
WOW! That's a spectacular view! That only compares to the Grand Canyon..
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02143.jpg (http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/DesmoPete/DSC02143.jpg)
I'm getting vertigo looking in my home office.
My wife and I were thinking one of Edelweiss's Norway tours for next year. This gets me even more interested -- although with my vertigo, not sure how many of these views I'd handle.
Quote from: FiveG on August 15, 2012, 03:55:06 PM
My wife and I were thinking one of Edelweiss's Norway tours for next year. This gets me even more interested -- although with my vertigo, not sure how many of these views I'd handle.
This cliff can be viewed from the ferry passing under it - along Lysefjorden (better?)
Tell me if and when you go - I'll try to answer questions and help in any way I can [thumbsup]
Quote from: stopintime on August 15, 2012, 04:12:28 PM
This cliff can be viewed from the ferry passing under it - along Lysefjorden (better?)
Tell me if and when you go - I'll try to answer questions and help in any way I can [thumbsup]
Thanks. Might even find old family (Olsen on mother's side)
Quote from: FiveG on August 15, 2012, 04:20:30 PM
Thanks. Might even find old family (Olsen on mother's side)
You'll need more than that... about 50,000 people in Norway with that name [coffee] (including me)
Quote from: stopintime on August 15, 2012, 05:27:56 AM
... and it's free for all to enjoy - even Aussies [thumbsup]
I know [evil].
And one of these years I intend to know it anew [thumbsup].