More Lillehammer Area

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Our last full day in Lillehammer turned out to be a partly cloudy day, so we took a side trip to a town north of Lillehammer called Oyer. Hafjell ski resort is there (one of many in this area) that is a hiking and biking area in the summer. We took a gondola about a mile up the mountain and took a two hour hike at the top. The views of the valley were great, and it felt good to be up in the fresh alpine air.

When we got back down, the sun came out, and we drove back to Gausdal and finally found another of the farms where a branch of my family lived in the 1700 and 1800's. It was very remote, and we had to walk about a half mile because we weren't sure of the dirt road. When we got there, the current owners of the farm showed us around, and even took us inside of the old 18th century residence, which is currently used for storage. There was still old painted furniture in the living room. A very worthwhile day!

Tomorrow we're off to western Norway and the fjords.

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Photos

Hafjell Resort, Oyer, Norway
On our way up in the gondola

Hafjell, Oyer
View from the gondola station

Hafjell, Oyer
Me on top of a rock on the mountain