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Tiny plants and great views
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Carpets of lichen and moss in Jotunheimen

Favorite thing: Jotunheimen doesn't have any trees, but its mountain slopes are far from bare. Wherever possible, tiny plants, mainly mosses and lichen, push their way up to form whole carpets which in the end give colour to the whole scenery. And not just one colour, a multitude of them, from brown, through various shades of green, to yellow and white. Not a trace of disharmony in their co-existence: Mother Nature has mixed her paints with such perfection no artist could have done it better.

Updated Apr 9, 2006

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Pure Nature !...
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Deers on the Jotunheimen Highlands '99 [Own photo]

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Des rennes sur le Glacier de Jotunheimen. Une vue inoubliable...

English:
Unforgetable view on the Jotunheimen Glacier with those beautiful rendeer on the front...

N.B.: Because of my poor English, I'll add some info from Norvegian Website about animal life, as we saw many animals we even didn't know the names before:
"Besides the wealth of fish in the sea, the rivers and the lakes, it is nonetheless the abundance of animal life that has made life in Norway possible through the ages. Moose, elk, and deer wandering in the woods have been easy prey for hunters, particularly in deep snow. Though the hare is a smaller animal, it too was valuable food. Reindeer were easy to spot on the open plateau's. Several herds of musk oxen also wander in the mountains. (They were introduced from Greenland.) Bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine are also part of this fauna but are protected by law. In contrast to the fox, which is hunted everywhere. There are beavers and otter in some of the watercourses, while salmon, trout, powan, char, eel, pike, perch, white fish, carp and herring are good eating fish found in the rivers and lakes."
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Written Feb 25, 2003

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Landscape
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Nobody on the road
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A river
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The Norwegian Flag
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Climbing some rocks
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Snowsurfing ?
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Q:  Hi!! Q1. For how many days should I stay in Bøverdalen to experience the scenery of Jotunheimen National Park? please... 

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A: Bøverdalen Vandrerhjem told me that they are full booked in July. Is there any other budget hostel ?? Thanks 

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GIANT HOME FOR GIANT ADVENTURE

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 The Jotunheimen is the literal high point of Norway. Within the Park there are more than 250 peaks rising above 1900 meters with over 60 glaciers. If that is not enough ice, just to the west of the...... 

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Home of the Giants

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 Jotunheimen, which in translation means 'home of the giants', is the largest mountain range in Scandinavia with its highest peak, Galdhoppiggen reaching 2469 m. Since 1980 a third of the total area of... 

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La Maison des Géants - House of the Giants

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 "Jotun" means giant , and that is exactly what Jotunheimen is - home of the giants . In ancient Norse mythology the gods lived in Åsgard , the humans in Midgard , and the bad giants - in Jotunheimen... 

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Jotunheimen

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 A wonderful place in the summer. Walk the mountains and watch the wildlife. 

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Besseggen

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 A proper way to do the hike is to arrive to Gjendesheim, take a boat to Memurubu (boats depart in the morning, in August 2004 it was smth like 8:30, 10:00, and then one in the afternoon, 14:30). The... 

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