Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal
Kongsvollen (683m) from Løsetvatnet, Dec 24 2009
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The north ridge
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A hike on Christmas Eve has now become a tradition. This year, I chose Kongsvollen as the target - hoping there would be enough snow on the north ridge to make the walk a bit "exciting". But even if there turned out to be hardly any snow at all, it would still be a most excellent walk. It was a bit cold (-8 deg. C. at the trailhead) and some wind, but the sun was out and painted the whole mountain side facing the fjord, in red.
The walk up took 1,5 hours, and I passed a cadaver (a young eagle, perhaps?) along the way. This was interesting. Except for humans, eagles don't have many natural enemies. Once on top, I was tempted to hike down to Laupen, but in the end I chose not to. Instead, I spent some quality time trying to look like stupid on pictures.
Me, pretending to be evil
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After pictures, it was time to head home and start thinking about Christmas dinner. It's the same ol', same ol' - pizza and beer, but this year with extra cheese on top. Yum.. can hardly wait..
I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year!!
