alpshiker Posted September 26, 2000 Share Posted September 26, 2000 When is a good time to visit Norway and have some coloured foliage? Any special places, NP , to recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knut_sverre_horn Posted September 27, 2000 Share Posted September 27, 2000 Rondane NP, Jotunheimen NP and/or Trollheimen around the 10th of september. And of course the fjords in the West and the Jostedalen NP with several glaciers, notably Briksdalsbreen (= Briksdal glacier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpshiker Posted September 29, 2000 Author Share Posted September 29, 2000 Thanks, Knut-Sverre. So the season is quite early up there! Is the date of 10th of september the peak of the season and how long would it last after that date? I know Norway extends on a broad territory from south to north, so I guess the date is for the places you mentioned. Hopefully, I will go there next year, so I am planning ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_l_brenne Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 The last years the best colours i Rondane NP has been around the 20th of september. It is some variation from year to year. This year the leaves in the Gudbrandsdalen valley ( between Rondane NP and Jotunheimen NP) were still green the 22th of september, and the 15 min drive to Rondane NP revealed peak-colours there. In Jotunheimen NP the wind had taken it all, but in Nordøsterdalen ( eastern valley) it was still fantastic the 25th of september. Based on my experience the latest years I would plan my trip for the eastern part of southern Norway to 17 - 27 of september. I second Knut Sverre: Rondane NP is usually very beautiful, Dovre NP is also very colorful, less than one hour drive from Rondane - and with the special Moskus animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpshiker Posted October 2, 2000 Author Share Posted October 2, 2000 These two Nl Parks being not too far north, they seem a good place to go to me. Could you also suggest some pretty lakes in that area, or lakes that still have a natural look? There are so many of them on the map! And what is a Moskus? You excited my curiosity there! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knut_sverre_horn Posted October 4, 2000 Share Posted October 4, 2000 Ooops.. I'm sorry for the typo, it should have read 20th. Thanks for correcting me, P.B. A Norwegian association of nature photographers (BioFoto) have annual fall foliage workshops in Rondane (Dørådalen I think), this year it was held around 23rd of september. Maybe you could join them next year? Check out http://portfolio.foto.no/bio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_l_brenne Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 Hi Paul There are plenty of lakes. A good idea as Knut Sverre suggests is to contact Biofoto some weeks before you go. Even if there is no workshop, there are plenty of naturephotographers who travel from Oslo to the mountain regions in september. The chances are big that you can join some of us. A moskus is an animal a bit smaller than a bison. It was extinct from Europe some thousand years ago, but survived in Greenland. In the twenties it was reintroduced to Norway, and there is about 100 animals living wild in the Dovre mountains. With some luck and care you can get nice shots of them. Also in the same area there chances for raindeers ( if you travel 2 hours further BIG chances) and moose. Pål Brenne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpshiker Posted October 5, 2000 Author Share Posted October 5, 2000 "Moskus" oh, of course! musk ox. That's a surprise! I thought the only place to see them was the arctic regions of Canada. They must fit into the norvegian landscape very well! Thanks for the link and tips on nature photo clubs. I will do some search on the internet when time permits to know a little more on the places you have mentioned. Enjoy your norvegian autumn! Paul (from Switzerland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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