Our hotel at the base of Pulpit Rock

Pulpit Rock

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April 19th 2015
The agenda for today included a hike up from our hotel to the top of Pulpit Rock (Priekestolen). We started the hike around 9:30am - which turned out to be just the right time because we were one of the first few groups up there, and judging from all of the people we passed on the way down, it was going to be crowded! The hike was around 5.5 miles round trip - with a 1600 ft elevation gain! It was ... 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