SAETER LIFE. 183 
pleasant home of a Storthingsmand, where we went ashore. 
The host was not at home, but his amiable wife, who had 
heard of my coming this way, had been expecting me, and 
seemed quite disappointed when she heard | had spent the 
night at the farm of Samson. Though I assured her that 
I had breakfasted she insisted that I should partake of 
another. 
‘The Sulsdal valley, near the lower extremity of the 
lake, is exceedingly interesting to the antiquarian, on 
account of the numerous tumuli, or tombs of heathen times, 
some of which are hollow, or circular in shape, and sur- 
rounded by stones, while others are square. As we ascended 
the lake we could see the paths leading to the saeter, and 
patches of snow on the mountains. After a pull of four- 
teen miles we landed at Naes on the right shore, near the 
upper extremity of the lake, from which there is a horse- 
path leading to the numerous saeters met between the 
Suledal and the Poeldal lakes. . . . 
‘The path, after leaving Roeldedal, ascended gradually 
along the Valdal river, in view on the left bank of the 
white column of the Risp-Foss; descending again and 
crossing the stream on a bridge, we saw on the opposite 
shore the bridle-path going to Lake Staa and Upper The- 
lemarken. 
‘On the right bank of the Valdal are seen many saeters 
and paths branching in every direction. The river flows 
for some distance through a flat country, dotted with fine 
pastures and small farms. Another stream throws itself 
into the Valdal, and forms a magnificent cascade of 1000 
feet, below which the current was so strong that even the 
horse could hardly keep his footing while fording it. 
Twelve miles from Foeldal we came in sight of the Valdal 
lake, the mountains sloping gently to the shore, near which 
were several saeters. Herds of cattle which had come 
from the mountains to be milked grazed on the green 
banks, and on our left high up was the Barken saeter ; 
while at the head of the lake the smoke curled upwards 
from the Valdal saeter, and we heard the loud cries of the 
