Group preparing to hike

Beautiful day for a hike

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August 30th 2005
We woke up at 8 a.m., ate breakfast and packed our lunches for the six hour mountain hike. The hike was hard on my body since I am used to sitting so long studying but it felt great. It was so beautiful and just nice to be outside. Thankfully it did not rain but was just a little windy. We filled up our water bottles from rivers on the mountain (it was actually quite good - there are only 4. ... read more

Europe » Norway

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more