{"id":1147,"date":"2018-05-30T15:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/christyandersonbrekken\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2018-05-30T15:53:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T15:53:17","slug":"may-26-geirangerfjord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/christyandersonbrekken\/2018\/05\/30\/may-26-geirangerfjord\/","title":{"rendered":"May 26: Geirangerfjord"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 26, Part 3: We reached the entrance to Geirangerfjord! Along with dozens of other tourists and many cruise-ship tour buses! A spectacular viewpoint of this quintessential fjord, with tall mountains that plunge down into deep blue waters, greens of the trees, summer sun, and almost 90 degree turn bringing cruise ships into the little town of Geiranger.<\/p>\n

The panoramic exaggerates the bend in the fjord, but it captures the narrow channel and view points that wrap around the bend.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Looking toward the town of Geiranger, with the huge cruise ships for perspective.\"\"<\/p>\n

Looking back toward the sea, with the waterfall in the distance.\"\" \"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

On the far side of the road, a waterfall fell from above. The water was channeled under the road and came out under the viewing platform. Anders used a very high shutter speed to catch a moment in the life of the water droplets.\"\"<\/p>\n

There is a viewing platform that is artistically similar to the other viewing platforms and bridges at other stops along this route. They also have this see-though artistic viewfinder to identify features on the landscape.<\/p>\n

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We plunged in among the tourists for an ice cream and coffee break. Then turned around to re-trace our steps back to Trollstigen, hoping for clear skies in the evening, and eventually back to our hytta.\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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