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the steamer is taken down the Naero fjord into the Sogne 
Fjord and so to Laerdalsoren. An interesting detour can 
be made by crossing the Sogne Fjord to Balholm and so into 
the Fjaerland Fjord to view the great glaciers descending 
from the Jostedal snowfteld, the largest glacier area in Europe, 
but the visitor to the Jotunheim will spend the night at 
Laerdal (it seems impossible to escape this penance) and 
take steamer up the Lyster Fjord to Skj olden. Skj olden is 
is the gateway to the Jotunheim and lies at the most remote 
point of the Sogne Fjord, 112 miles from the sea. 
From Skj olden a mule track leads in the course of a steady 
pull of four hours to Turtegro, the headquarters of the climb- 
ing fraternity. The mountain plateau here is just under 
3,000 feet above' sea level, and innumerable walks and moun- 
tain excursions await the visitor. Views were shown of the 
various peaks and glaciers of this district, also some panor- 
amic views taken from the summit of one of the mountains. 
Leaving Turtegro, a tour of unusual interest was illustrated 
embracing nearly every point of note in that part of the 
Jotunheim. The route described took the pedestrian across 
the tableland forming the summit of the Sognefjeld (or 
Dolefjeld) affording exceptional views of the great glaciers 
descending from the Fanaroak mountain almost to the 
waters of the Praestesteinvand, along the shores of which 
the walker proceeds for nearly an hour and a half. The 
point of greatest interest then appears in the famous Smorslat 
glacier from out of the centre of which the sharp pinnacle 
of Store Bjorne (Great Bear) mountain rises with peculiar 
effectiveness. The route lies across the glacier close to the 
rock walls of the mountain and affording fine panoramic 
views on every side. On leaving the Glacier, accommodation 
is found at the Norwegian Tourist Club Hut on the shores 
of the Leirvand. Here a fresh series of “ climbs ” are avail- 
able for those who seek them, but the walking tourist will 
proceed to the Spiterstulen Saeter under the Goldhoppig 
mountains, the highest in Norway. From here a fine glacier 
excursion across the Heilstugubral and the Memurubral to 
Memurubad on Lake Gjende, brings the walker into fresh 
country and the well-known mountain lake region. Views 
were shown, freely illustrating the walk up to this point. 
The panoramic views from the highest parts of the Smorstab 
glacier and the seracs and crevasses on the Memurubral 
were all of interest and indicated something of the solitary 
grandeur of the country. Lake Gjende now boasts a motor 
boat and the trip to the end of the lake to the Gjendebod 
