Country: Norway
Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen
Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen were two giant waterfalls tumbling on opposite sides of the serpentine road known as Stalheimskleiva. In addition to the waterfalls, there was a lot of scenery…
Kjelfossen
Kjelfossen (I believe its pronounced like “SHELL-foss-un”) was considered to be one of the tallest waterfalls in Norway, which was something that was impressed upon us during our pre-trip research…
Kjosfossen, Rjoandefossen, and the Flam Railway Waterfalls
Kjosfossen was perhaps the main highlight of our Flam Railway (Flåmsbana) experience. Not only did we think it was the most compelling sight, but we felt it was hands down the headline attraction…
Stodnafossen
Stodnafossen (Stødnafossen; I think is pronounced “STUED-nuh-foss-un”) was a waterfall that Julie and I didn’t anticipate seeing going into our first trip to Norway in June 2005. We only spotted…
Rjukandefossen
Rjukandefossen was a powerful double-waterfall that we decided to pursue after noticing it on a free brochure while at a visitor center in Flåm. We definitely didn’t expect to see it going…
Hydnefossen
Hydnefossen was our waterfalling excuse to explore a little bit of the famed Hemsedal area during our June 2005 trip to Norway. The claim to fame of Hemsedal was that it was a major Winter ski…
Kyrfossen
Kyrfossen was one of those waterfalls that Julie and I accidentally stumbled upon when we decided to drive to Osafjorden and the town of Osa on a whim. I didn’t recall exactly what compelled us to…
Skarvefossen
Skarvefossen was a waterfall that we happened to have noticed on our way to Skjervsfossen, but we never realized that it had this name until we did some post-trip research of what we experienced…
Espelandsfossen
Espelandsfossen was one of two waterfalls that we visited frp, the same county of Hordaland that also happened to share the same name. As if that wasn’t confusing enough, this waterfall also seemed…
Skjervsfossen
Skjervsfossen (I think is pronounced “SHERVS-foss-un”) was a large waterfall of about 150m in cumulative drop over its two main sections. The upper tier was a steep twin drop said to be about 70m…
Steinsdalsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen was a waterfall that seemed to have a lot of fanfare and notoriety (at least that was our impression when we were researching for our trip). When we visited the falls in June 2005…
Fossen Bratte
Fossen Bratte (pronounced “BRAH-tuh” meaning “steep”) was a pretty waterfall that we targeted on a visit to Steinsdalsfossen and the charming city of Bergen (since it sat in between them). I tend…
Hesjedalsfossen
Hesjedalsfossen (I think is pronounced “HEH-sheh-dahls-foss-un”) was a dual waterfall that we managed to notice just before we were about to enter a tunnel. It was a good thing we noticed it…
Stigfossen and Fjellfossen
The waterfall tandem of Stigfossen and Fjellfossen sat at the back of the communities of Myster and Eidslandet. According to the old Norgesglasset, Stigfossen was the lower waterfall while Fjellfossen
Kvernhusfossen and Geitaskardet
Both Kvernhusfossen and Geitaskardet were attractive waterfalls on opposite sides of the valley of Modalen (the Health Valley?) and the town of Mo (pronounced “MOO”). The town was situated right…
The Husedalen Waterfalls
Husedalen Waterfalls were a series of four giant waterfalls on the Kinso River making a mad dash down from the Hardanger Plateau (Hardangervidda) to the South Fjord (Sørfjorden). The cumulative…
Skykkjedalsfossen
Skykkjedalsfossen (I think it’s pronounced “SKIK-sheh-dahls-foss-un”) was an impressive plunging waterfall deep in the narrow Simadal Valley (Simadalen). Prior to our visit to this falls, Julie…
Voringsfossen
Voringsfossen (Vøringsfossen; I think is pronounced “VEWH-rings-foss-un”) was definitely one of the waterfall highlights of our visit to the Eidfjord Municipality. The falls dazzled us with what…
Vedalsfossen and the Hjolmodalen Waterfalls
Vedalsfossen was actually one of many roadside waterfalls that we encountered while driving on the narrow and steep road through the Hjølmo Valley (Hjølmodalen; [pronounced “YEUWHL-moo-dal-un”])…
Valursfossen
Valursfossen certainly had to be one of the most memorable hikes Julie and I had ever done. This wild and powerful waterfall on the Velg River was said to be 262m tall but I also saw a more…