Our first full day of hiking took us over the Dovrefjell from Dovre to Fokstugu. The weather forecast was wrong, in our favor for a change. Temps were in the low 60s with a gentle breeze, a high level overcast with patches of sunshine poking through.
Much of the day was above the tree line (~3500'). It seemed like we could see forever. The green covered hills reminded me of the Scottish moors, only a bit rockier, with snow streaked mountains in the distance. We walked among the sheep herds, bells clacking, through fields of alpine flowers.and snow melt streams, with an occasional "cookoo" breaking through the clacking, especially on the lower slopes.
Walking up to the tree line
A typical Norwegian house
Through the "moor"ish landscape
A curious sheep
We stayed at Fokstugu Fjellstue, a mountain lodge founded in the 12th century.
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